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The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight. Christopher Gardner, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, has completed the largest and longest-ever comparison of four popular diets using real-world conditions, which he discusses - the lowest-carbohydrate Atkins diet came out on top.

Dr. Lustig blames fructose, a molecule found in all sugars and sweeteners. Fructose spells trouble in three ways. He said, "Number 1, it stimulates hunger; No. 2, it hurts your liver, and No. 3, it makes your brain want more."

Sugar comes in many forms, including organic cane, white, brown, high-fructose corn syrup. Also, if the label does not show three grams of fiber for every one hundred calories, Cindy says, don't eat it. And avoid trans fats altogether by watching for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated ingredients

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig of UCSF says there are very specific effects of sugar on the reward center of the brain. He says the problem is the fructose, a molecule found in sugars and sweeteners. Lustig says if you binge on sweets, all that fructose unleashes a surge of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a major role in addiction.

Fructose is found naturally in fruits and vegetable, but it's also found in many sugars, from cane and beet to high-fructose corn syrup. Dr. Lustig says excessive amounts of dietary fructose is a problem and it doesn't matter if the sugar comes out of the ground or is made in a factory. He points out sugars and sweeteners used in processed foods are half fructose, and it's the fructose which is the problem.

Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology explores the damage caused by sugary foods.

The cholesterol myth exposed. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick speaks about WHO data gathered in their MONI-CA study.

Dr. Ron Rosedale talks about common cholesterol myths.

How natural fats ended up being replaced by franken-fats in our food supply. From the documentary "Fat Head."

Starch is just sugar by another name. Starchy diets are what turned us into a nation of diabetics.

For decades we've been told gaining and losing weight is all about the calories. Just one little problem: the research says otherwise. Diabetics undergo dramatic weight changes when they adjust their insulin levels -- and so do you. Your diet determines how much insulin your body will produce over time. From the documentary "Fat Head."

Clip from the documentary "Fat Head." Guess what? Fat and cholesterol don't cause heart disease. The theory was based on bogus science from the very beginning.

A group of chimpanzees, humanity nearest primate relatives, hunt down a monkey and then eat it. This bodes poorly for the myth perpetuated by vegetarians that humans evolved from strictly herbivore primates.