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Dangers Of Sugar; Overestimating Immigrants' Use Of Public Assistance

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Nutrition experts are increasingly sounding the alarm on sugar, with some comparing its adverse health effects to smoking. Host Robin Young speaks with Dr. Robert Lustig about the dangers of sugar. Also, new research from Harvard University looks at perceptions of immigrants and finds that across the U.S. and Europe, people generally overestimate the share of immigrants who are unemployed and on public assistance. We talk with Derek Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's Jan. 13, 2020, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.

This program aired on January 13, 2020.

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