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But large amounts of sugar will make you sick. Hence it's poison (in the large amounts we eat it in).
by Sammi 12y ago
But large amounts of sugar will make you sick. Hence it's poison (in the large amounts we eat it in).
- hvidgaard 12y agoSugars is what the body runs on. Saying it is poison is equal to saying water is poison, because too much water will kill you. Or salt, or fats, or anything the human body depends on - you can have too much of it all, but it isn't poison.
- mtrimpe 12y agoOne of the core tenets of toxicology is actually that everything is toxic; the varying amounts and damage it causes are what being toxic is all about. Source: I gave a presentation once in middle school. ;)
- hiphopyo 12y agoThere's also the old saying that "anything in excess is poison".
- collyw 12y agoDownvoted for this comment? Don't people remember the story of the woman who died drinking water to win a Nintendo? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-contest/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-...
- Sammi 12y agoAnd there is such a thing as water poisoning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication