I doubt simple sugars are a serious threat by themselves either. The dose makes the poison. Straight candy is bad for you but having sugary cereal or an energy

I doubt simple sugars are a serious threat by themselves either. The dose makes the poison. Straight candy is bad for you but having sugary cereal or an energy bar occasionally is not an issue. Industrialized diets encourage us to overcome calorie dense, overly processed foods. The biggest factor in disease related to that kind of diet could just be that the proportions of things are out of whack.