After reading the various posts on the potential damage of BPA, and the number of members who are avoiding it by switching to metal water bottles, I ran across an article in the New York Times with the provocative title “Is Sugar Toxic.” The article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html?_r=1&ref=sugar

The article talks about Dr. Robert Lustig's firmly held and data supported theory that sugar—both High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sucrose (table sugar) are toxic because of the way it is metabolized by the body. The latest numbers seem to show that we Americans consume about 141 pounds of sugar per person per year. His theory and supporting data are contained in a 2009 lecture of about 1.5 hour duration, and may be found here: http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.aspx?showID=16717 and on You Tube (link from the Times article). I recommend watching it and I got several more gray hairs while doing so.

OK, here is my question. If we are going to change our habits and preps because of BPA leaching into our food and water from the container(s), what about changing the food in the containers to avoid the threat of long term damage to our health caused by the sugar? What about letting our kids consume it?

I don't have the science to tell if Dr. Lustig is really on to something or not, but I respect the knowledge of the folks in this forum, some of whom I'm sure do. And this could really impact your survival and that of your family.

What do you all think?