sugar intake - don't understand
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tennisdude2004 wrote: »OP unless you have some underlying medical condition that would make you sensitive to sugar then I would not be worried about it….
sugar is not the devil….
Lol - The greatest trick sugar ever pulled was convincing the world it doesn't exist. And like that… is't gone.
I'm not sure anyone is claiming that sugar is the Devil - although in pretty much every post you seem to think its the title of the thread!
go back and re-read posts comparing sugar to poison in this thread and tell me people don't think it is the devil ….
Or did you once again not read the entire thread….?
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No not reading the treads is your job (well it's the best way of not properly answering the question).
Still not sure how something being considered bad for health equates to it being the devil.
A bit of drama queen response!
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SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
Agreed, its processed sugar, the worst poison you can put in your body
For the last time. Sugar is not poison. Processed sugar is no worse for you than sugar that occurs naturally in food, because it IS sugar that occurs naturally in food. it has just been removed from the beets or cane or corn that contains it. In some cases it can be worse. Agave nectar has more fructose by weight than HFCS but is touted as a healthy alternative.
I strongly disagree!
That was NOT the last time!
OK sugar and the many different types may not be considered 'poison' in a legal sense but processed sugar will give me foot pain in the matter of a few hours that I know about when I take a step. Anything that is toxic to me it is a poison to me in my mind. Others are just fine with the sugars out there today and I fully understand that but that is not the case if I put it in my body.
rodalenews.com/sugar-toxic
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What does "processed sugar" mean? Only white sugar? Or does it also include raw, turbinado, brown, cane juice, molasses, honey, stevia, muscovado, and beet sugar? What about fructose? Can you eat fruit?0
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GaleHawkins wrote: »SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
Agreed, its processed sugar, the worst poison you can put in your body
For the last time. Sugar is not poison. Processed sugar is no worse for you than sugar that occurs naturally in food, because it IS sugar that occurs naturally in food. it has just been removed from the beets or cane or corn that contains it. In some cases it can be worse. Agave nectar has more fructose by weight than HFCS but is touted as a healthy alternative.
I strongly disagree!
That was NOT the last time!
OK sugar and the many different types may not be considered 'poison' in a legal sense but processed sugar will give me foot pain in the matter of a few hours that I know about when I take a step. Anything that is toxic to me it is a poison to me in my mind. Others are just fine with the sugars out there today and I fully understand that but that is not the case if I put it in my body.
rodalenews.com/sugar-toxic
Today's word is "hypochondriac". Can you say "hypochondriac"?
I bet you can.
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Marianna93637 wrote: »I don't get it. I don't eat sweets, not now and not before because I just don't crave it.
My only sugar intake comes from fresh fruit (banana, strawberry, etc), and the creamer from my coffee (I don't use sugar).
Today I've eaten 1 banana, coffee with creamer, egg whites with a little butternut squash and onion, tuna salad, steamed red cabbage and water. I'm already over my allowed sugar intake and it's only 3:30 !!!!
This doesn't make sense. Granted most of it came from my creamer, but I can't do sugar free, it tastes nasty. But a large portion came from the banana - why is that a negative?
Concentrate on getting enough fibre, 30-50g a day is probably a good target. If you're getting plenty of fibre, then how much sugar you consume is irrelevant. In fact even if you're not getting much fibre, I wouldn't stress about it. If you're eating at a deficit eating sugar isn't going to jeapordise weight loss.0 -
SnuggleSmacks wrote: »What does "processed sugar" mean? Only white sugar? Or does it also include raw, turbinado, brown, cane juice, molasses, honey, stevia, muscovado, and beet sugar? What about fructose? Can you eat fruit?
Those who think sugar is an evil poison usually equate the term "processed" with being removed from its source so, in theory, the only added sweetener that is OK is raw honey which is just collected. Every other sweetener is processed. Eating fruit and veggies is OK because the fructose they contain develops in the fruit and stays there.
It doesn't make any sense because honey is made up of glucose and fructose. Sucrose (sugar from cane or beets as well as maple syrup) is broken down in the body as glucose and fructose. Then again, when has any food myth made sense.
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GaleHawkins wrote: »SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
Agreed, its processed sugar, the worst poison you can put in your body
For the last time. Sugar is not poison. Processed sugar is no worse for you than sugar that occurs naturally in food, because it IS sugar that occurs naturally in food. it has just been removed from the beets or cane or corn that contains it. In some cases it can be worse. Agave nectar has more fructose by weight than HFCS but is touted as a healthy alternative.
I strongly disagree!
That was NOT the last time!
OK sugar and the many different types may not be considered 'poison' in a legal sense but processed sugar will give me foot pain in the matter of a few hours that I know about when I take a step. Anything that is toxic to me it is a poison to me in my mind. Others are just fine with the sugars out there today and I fully understand that but that is not the case if I put it in my body.
rodalenews.com/sugar-toxic
Ok, what does "poison in a legal sense" mean? Sorry, but your posts are making less and less sense these days.
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Grrrrrrr. I hate when people think sugar is bad.
Last week my daughters school had a "nutrition expert" come in and discuss healthy eating. I thought the timing was great considering we have been discussing this at home a lot. I now have the task of convincing and my daughter that i know more than the professional who filled her head with nonsense. This woman basically told the children that sugar in all forms is bad for you and should be avoided as much as possible. Now she doesn't want to eat fruit.0 -
CarrieCans wrote: »Grrrrrrr. I hate when people think sugar is bad.
Last week my daughters school had a "nutrition expert" come in and discuss healthy eating. I thought the timing was great considering we have been discussing this at home a lot. I now have the task of convincing and my daughter that i know more than the professional who filled her head with nonsense. This woman basically told the children that sugar in all forms is bad for you and should be avoided as much as possible. Now she doesn't want to eat fruit.
Lovely. Why can't people just apply common sense? My friend's father said it best many, many years ago: "There are two thing you just cannot teach people to do. One is to read critically and the other is to think. They either do it or they don't.".
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I have applied common sense. Common sense does not say that sugar is evil.0
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CarrieCans wrote: »I have applied common sense. Common sense does not say that sugar is evil.
I was referring to the "nutrition expert" not you. I am in full agreement that sugar is not evil nor is it a poison. It is very tasty and has a part in any person's nutrition plan, no matter what their goals are.
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CarrieCans wrote: »I have applied common sense. Common sense does not say that sugar is evil.
I was referring to the "nutrition expert" not you. I am in full agreement that sugar is not evil nor is it a poison. It is very tasty and has a part in any person's nutrition plan, no matter what their goals are.
AH, sorry about that. And yes, it is very tasty!0
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