By Karen Yekel Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Yep, just let it zip right past you.
Refined white sugar and high fructose corn syrup are getting a well-deserved bad rep from health aficionados who claim it’s the sugar that’s making Americans fat. Some years ago my mom called me and shouted, “Turn on Channel 4, they’re saying it’s sugar, not fat, that makes us fat.”I couldn’t believe it.How is that possible? I remember a man I worked with long ago sequestered me with a book about the poisonous white powdery sweet stuff. What? Back in the day, not using sugar was unheard of. How else will you achieve the tender cakes and moist, tasty cookies that make you swoon for sweets?The trick in your sugar consumption, really, is to be cognizant of what’s going in. Read the label. Steer clear of high fructose...