Dear Dr. Mirkin:

Should people who do not have diabetes restrict foods that cause a high rise in blood sugar levels?

How much does a heart attack cost? Five hundred thousand dollars? A million dollars? Two million?

You’d think it would be reason to jump for joy when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which tracks how much we eat of the various sweeteners on the market, says we’re using less high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

Hollywood is currently a-twitter with the news that Price Is Right star Drew Carey ran away (literally!) from Type 2 diabetes and is now “a new man.”

My grandmother cooked with lard her whole life. And my grandfather ate butter until the day he died… at 82 years old. Neither one of them had diabetes or heart disease. And both were slim built, even in their final years. They’re not unusual for their generation. Most people cooked with lard and ate butter. And enjoyed robust health.

So you've listened to mainstream and now you don't even know what the sun looks like anymore.

I swear, sometimes I just have to wonder if Big Pharma is trying to kill us. I know it might sound a bit paranoid, but let’s just take osteoporosis drugs for example.

There has been recent research exposing the harm of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in our daily diets. Recently, I wrote about the dangers of too much sugar and how it contributes to metabolic syndrome. It appears now that not all sugar is created equal, and in fact, fructose is much more harmful than previously thought.

I recently wrote you about how vitamin E plays a major role in preventing Alzheimer's disease. But vitamin E is hardly a one-trick pony.