It seems that it would take some time before the controversy surrounding the content published in the Britain's journal Nature would die down. It was told that there was a report published there which said that sugar - specifically fructose or fruit sugar – are poisonous for health and there is need for the government to come into action to regulate its use.

The statement made enraged Brand-Miller, a nutritionist at the University of Sydney and pioneer of the glycemic index, to an extent that she said, "As dangerous as alcohol? Hopefully, there'll be a concerted backlash to all this nonsense”.

Along with her, there are many from the health care sector which opposed what was written by paediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig and her team at the University of California, San Francisco. It was certainly not expected that content like this would get any place in medical journal. While there is a lot known that excess of sugar could raise health risks, saying it as toxic could mislead people.

"This is an opinion piece. It's not referred. Its purpose is to raise issues potentially contentious in public debate," says Louise Sylvan, Chief Executive of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency. While there are critics who have simply lashed out at the report, there are a few like consultant nutritionist Bill Shrapnel who is of the say that the report is intended to make one clear that sugar has a crucial role in instigating health to one’s life. Instead of exaggerating what the authors said, there is need for people to understand that moderate consumption of sugar is required for a healthy life.

There is need for making people aware about various dimensions of sugar consumption, instead of treating as highly toxic. One must take rational steps towards making their life livable instead of paying heed to anything trash served.