Original sentence: He has become publicly notable through his outspoken efforts to draw attention to the effects that the natural sugar fructose can have on human and especially children's health if consumed in large amounts.In this lecture, Lustig calls fructose a "poison" and compares its metabolic effects with those of ethanol.Notably, there is no scientific evidence for Lustig's opinion that fructose is a "poison" or the cause of the obesity crisis present in the Western world in the early 21st century, but rather fructose is the normal natural monosaccharide prevalent in all fruits having a popular taste.On May 26, 2009, Lustig gave a lecture called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” posted on YouTube the following July and has become a viral with some 2.5 million viewings (as of Jun 2, 2012)
Edited sentence: He has become publicly notable through his efforts to draw attention to the effects that the natural sugar fructose can have on human and especially children's health if consumed in large amounts.In this lecture, Lustig notably calls fructose a "poison" and compares its metabolic effects with those of ethanol.On May 26, 2009, Lustig gave a lecture called “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” which was posted on YouTube the following July and has become a viral success with over nearly 2.5 million viewings (as of Jun 2, 2012)