There’s a War on Sugar. Is It Justified? (Rebroadcast)

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🗓️ 22 November 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Some people argue that sugar should be regulated, like alcohol and tobacco, on the grounds that it’s addictive and toxic. How much sense does that make? We hear from a regulatory advocate, an evidence-based skeptic, a former F.D.A. commissioner — and the organizers of Milktoberfest.

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0:00.0	Hey there, Stephen Doughner.
0:05.4	This week we're playing you one of our most popular episodes from the archive, because
0:09.5	we're traveling.
0:11.0	Our American listeners know why.
0:13.1	To the rest of you, this is the week that Americans drive hundreds of miles to eat turkey,
0:19.0	which isn't that great, honestly, and pie, which is great.
0:23.1	So we thought it'd be a good time to re-release this episode, which is called There's a War
0:27.1	on Sugar.
0:28.1	Is it justified?
0:29.1	We'll be back next week with a new episode.
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0:38.7	In our live events, we have great guests and co-hosts and a live fact checker.
0:44.4	And we all play a nonfiction game show called Tell Me Something I Don't Know.
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0:54.2	Use promo code Freakonomics for one month free.
0:57.8	As always, thanks for listening.
1:02.8	Surely you are familiar with the beloved autumn festival that revolves around folk dancing
1:16.2	and lots and lots of drinking, October Fest, the holiday for drinking milk and doing homework.
1:22.6	Okay, not what you were expecting, Bavaria has October Fest, Brigham Young University in
1:29.3	Provo, Utah has milk toberfest.
1:31.8	Brigham Young being a Mormon university, and therefore prohibiting the consumption of among
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