Should we blame sugar for our health problems?
Gary Taubes is no stranger to controversy. In 2002, the New York Times published his heavily debated article on low-carb eating, which he later expanded on in his book Good Calories, Bad Calories. Now he's stirred the pot again, with a new piece in the Times' magazine about the dangers of sugar — all sugar, not just the much-maligned high-fructose corn syrup — which he says could even cause cancer.