Is Sugar Toxic (New York Times Magazine) by Gary Taubes

This article is fascinating. Actually the research and hypotheses that Taubes investigate are fascinating. I really need to learn some more biochem before I feel absolutely comfortable agreeing with all the ideas put forth by Lustig at UCSF.

The most frightening part of this article was actually not how sugar becomes fat, but how policy comes from agricultural and industrial lobbyists. Frightening...

Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

Unbelievable how much corn we grow in this country, and how the free market forces have attempted to shape the inelastic demand of human hunger into a profitable enterprise that can sustain continuous growth. Also fascinating how artificially low oil prices have supported this bubble of energy intensive agriculture. Not going to be pretty when it bursts.