Here’s some bad news that pits my love of candy bars and soda in conflict with my desire to live until 107. According to this research published in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, worms with extra glucose added to their diets live about 20% less 
than their usual life span. Researchers believe it is a result of some insulin signals that are affected by the glucose.
Now, this research is only in worms and hasn’t been confirmed in mice or humans so it might not be time to give up candy bars just yet.
As an aside, I do find it strange that the lead author is a believer in low-carb diets. This could bias her in favor of finding evidence that supports her belief in the benefits of low-carb. Of course, this could just be my bias in favor of wanting to continue to eat candy bars and drink soda. lol.
So, the bottom line is that if you want to live longer there might be some reason to reduce sugars and carbohydrates in your diet.
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That’s it. I’m not eating any more worms
Good post. I often choose chocolate-covered “trail bars” over candy bars, but I wonder if it’s all basically the same stuff.
@Jogger Man – just check the ingredients. If there is high fructose corn syrup or glucose then it’s the same stuff.
I’m seeing a lot on the news lately about how horrible sugar is for us (like we need a huge aspertame-maker-sponsored study to tell us that), but I wonder if it’s just cane sugar that is the bad guy or any sugar, including fructose? I like to eat LARABARs for my afternoon snack. LARABARS are made from fruit and nuts, no added anything. My sister said her diabetic husband can’t eat them because they have too many carbs. I would think eating fruit–in moderation like anything else–would be good for you!