Funny, that's exactly what the sugar industry has been trying to push into the public hivemind: Don't worry about sugar intake, just calories -- they're all the same.

Not surprised to see it on HN, they are very successful at having us do their bidding for them under cute and worthless platitudes like "calories in, calories out."

There are lots of studies that isolate sugar, and they all find it is bad news. That is why the World Health Organization is pushing for people to greatly reduce their consumption.

And speaking of science, if the scientists have or were to determine with certainty that it is harmful, what do you think the sugar industry would do in response? Stop selling it, keep selling it but tell the public they should consume much less, or launch a devious, well-funded campaign to mislead the public?