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Giving up sugar for good
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Ty_Floyd
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Interesting long read by Gary Taubes in The Guardian today about sugar's addictive effects and the futility of trying to "moderate" its consumption. He also makes the interesting observation that people tend to define moderation as "whatever works for them". Anyway, it's all enough to convince me...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/05/is-sugar-worlds-most-popular-drug
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/05/is-sugar-worlds-most-popular-drug
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Incoming.32
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Nope.8
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »Nope.
Hey, you must be a speed reader if you read that piece in four minutes! (;-)3 -
Sorry - I lost interest when he calls sugar a drug. It's not a drug and it's not addictive. People may LIKE the taste of sugar and thus want to consume more but it's no more addictive than cheese is (which is something I have problems moderating but I'm not addicted to it).
I really wish people would stop listening to this kind of low intellect fear-mongering.
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Repeat after me:
Sugar is not a drug.
Sugar is not addictive.
Sugar does not cause weight gain unless eaten in excess.
There is nothing wrong with sugar.48 -
Chef_Barbell wrote: »Nope.
Hey, you must be a speed reader if you read that piece in four minutes! (;-)
Because I stopped reading when it said sugar is a drug. Nope!13 -
Sorry - I lost interest when he calls sugar a drug. It's not a drug and it's not addictive. People may LIKE the taste of sugar and thus want to consume more but it's no more addictive than cheese is (which is something I have problems moderating but I'm not addicted to it).
I really wish people would stop listening to this kind of low intellect fear-mongering.
/rant
All of this6 -
They even put sugar in Camel cigarettes apparently! Never knew that. Glad I quit smoking...5
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Sorry - I lost interest when he calls sugar a drug. It's not a drug and it's not addictive. People may LIKE the taste of sugar and thus want to consume more but it's no more addictive than cheese is (which is something I have problems moderating but I'm not addicted to it).
I really wish people would stop listening to this kind of low intellect fear-mongering.
/rant
Define "drug". A psychoactive substance with some addictive characteristics? Yes sugar is a drug, as well as being a nutrient.7 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
That was my little joke.5 -
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I really must be a special freak snowflake then because I can eat sugar in moderation no problem. OP-if you feel that you need to eliminate it and actually think that it will be sustainable for you, for the rest of your life, then you got to do what you got to do. But, I've figured out how to continue eating all the foods I like while hitting my health and weight goals. This is what's sustainable for me, for the next 40+ years.23
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Sorry, it's Taubes. He thrives on fear-mongering with poor science. We've seen his *kitten* spewed all over this site for years now, and it gets old. We've beaten the "sugar is addictive!!!1!" dead horse for way too long now. Could I recommend you do a search or browse some threads in the debate section?30 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »I really must be a special freak snowflake then because I can eat sugar in moderation no problem. OP-if you feel that you need to eliminate it and actually think that it will be sustainable for you, for the rest of your life then you got to do what you got to do. But, I've figured out how to continue eating all the foods I like while hitting my health and weight goals. This is what's sustainable for me, for the next 40+ years.
Or perhaps the ill-effects may be so insidious that you won't notice them until it's too late. I sincerely hope that is not the case, obviously.
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chocolate_owl wrote: »
Sorry, it's Taubes. He thrives on fear-mongering with poor science. We've seen his *kitten* spewed all over this site for years now, and it gets old. We've beaten the "sugar is addictive!!!1!" dead horse for way too long now. Could I recommend you do a search or browse some threads in the debate section?
This. Taubes ranks right up their with Dr. Oz and has Zero credibility as far as I'm concerned. He's making money off of fear-mongering and I refuse to read any more of his garbage.21 -
crzycatlady1 wrote: »I really must be a special freak snowflake then because I can eat sugar in moderation no problem. OP-if you feel that you need to eliminate it and actually think that it will be sustainable for you, for the rest of your life then you got to do what you got to do. But, I've figured out how to continue eating all the foods I like while hitting my health and weight goals. This is what's sustainable for me, for the next 40+ years.
Or perhaps the ill-effects may be so insidious that you won't notice them until it's too late. I sincerely hope that is not the case, obviously.
None of us come out of this alive.28 -
This debate seems like the Global Warming debate - but only in reverse. Makes me realize how this site truly models real life. Where the strongest over-power the weak.2
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