What happens to your body when you "carb binge"
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Actually sugar does effect our immune system. The metabolic pathway into cell structure for vitamin C is also used for glucose and too much glucose shunts vitamin C uptake compromising the immune systems effectiveness.
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Thank you....:o).
I have had RA since highschool and unfortunately was diagnosed with rampant systemic Lupus 2.5 years ago. Both illnesses are autoimmune diseases and are greatly made worse by my eating too much sugar. I stay within two pieces of fruit a day and avoid all added sugar and processed types of carbs, which make things even worse.
I am always surprised that the majority of those who tout the supposed fact that sugar is harmless are usually those in their 20's and lower 30's and that those in their 40's, 50's and more advanced years all of a sudden avoid certain types of sugars. I wonder why that is ......is it possible that sugar abuse sooner or later does catch up with many of us ?
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Just to add another perspective in this sugar is evil war....I
I'm 43 and have embraced all types of carbs after years of unsuccessful low carb sugar free diets. I've dropped around 10% body fat. From calorie counting, eating enough protein, nutrient dense foods and sports.
I regularly drink alcohol, eat white pasta, pure glucose, chocolate, I smoke, drink coffee.
I've never felt more energetic, and look 10 years younger than I did before.
It's more a case of calorie abuse catching up with us. Good ole CICO.
Keep researching your diseases, don't be tempted to follow incorrect information, and good luck on getting healthy again!
Ps why is the quote thing so annoying? My bit is from "just to add...0 -
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"All foods have some calories. No food is actually "negative calorie" food. BUT the overall effect of certain foods in our body is that of "negative calories". Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain!
Myth. Find an ACTUAL source to back up the idea that this happens (hint: you can't).0 -
"All foods have some calories. No food is actually "negative calorie" food. BUT the overall effect of certain foods in our body is that of "negative calories". Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain!
Myth. Find an ACTUAL source to back up the idea that this happens (hint: you can't).
she did - yahoo answers...0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?0 -
I don't want to live a life where a slice of lemon sponge cake is considered a binge.
It is still a free country, last time I checked.
WTH does Canada (which is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy not a "free" country) have to do with me not wanting to live a life where a slice lemon sponge cake is considered a binge? :huh: Your life is not mine. You want live without eating lemon sponge cake or any other foods on your Big List O' Naughty and Deadly Foodz, you do that, but don't try throwing me under your Sugar Iz Ebil bandwagon, or whatever it's called.
It is a manner of speaking meaning, " *shrug* It's your life--do with it what you will." Why the anger? Are you afraid that I am going to send the "Sugar Police" after you? And why bring Canada into the discussion? Honestly, sometimes I think that sugar must wreck brain cells or something.
actually it is non sugar consumption that wrecks the brain ..not enough energy for logical thought.
Not at all true. The body is quite capable of doing without the consumption of added sugar as is the brain. The brain can operate on ketone bodies. We have LOTS of fail safes--otherwise, the human race would likely have become extinct a long time ago.
did you find that on yahoo answers or ask jeeves?
If you knew anything at all about bio-chemistry, you would know that it was true. Mockery does not become you.
LOL I am not the one posting yahoo answers as sources….
I did not have time to do a proper researching of the subject and grabbed a simple explanation. I'm sure YOU have never done anything like that?0 -
I don't want to live a life where a slice of lemon sponge cake is considered a binge.
It is still a free country, last time I checked.
WTH does Canada (which is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy not a "free" country) have to do with me not wanting to live a life where a slice lemon sponge cake is considered a binge? :huh: Your life is not mine. You want live without eating lemon sponge cake or any other foods on your Big List O' Naughty and Deadly Foodz, you do that, but don't try throwing me under your Sugar Iz Ebil bandwagon, or whatever it's called.
It is a manner of speaking meaning, " *shrug* It's your life--do with it what you will." Why the anger? Are you afraid that I am going to send the "Sugar Police" after you? And why bring Canada into the discussion? Honestly, sometimes I think that sugar must wreck brain cells or something.
actually it is non sugar consumption that wrecks the brain ..not enough energy for logical thought.
Not at all true. The body is quite capable of doing without the consumption of added sugar as is the brain. The brain can operate on ketone bodies. We have LOTS of fail safes--otherwise, the human race would likely have become extinct a long time ago.
did you find that on yahoo answers or ask jeeves?
If you knew anything at all about bio-chemistry, you would know that it was true. Mockery does not become you.
LOL I am not the one posting yahoo answers as sources….
I did not have time to do a proper researching of the subject and grabbed a simple explanation. I'm sure YOU have never done anything like that?
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That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.0
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I did not have time to do a proper researching of the subject and grabbed a simple explanation. I'm sure YOU have never done anything like that?
NO. That's the point. If you don't have a REAL source (a relevant, properly controlled, ACTUAL study. Not "a guy with a PhD's opinion") then don't claim you have ANY proof of your position.
Because you don't.0 -
The problem is, it detracts from someones credibility because while some foods have very few calories and the thermic effect of some of those foods are high, it's still not going to negate all the calories......it's basically a myth, but like most myths when it gets repeated enough, people start to believe them and sources like yahoo is going to support that kind of hearsay.I don't want to live a life where a slice of lemon sponge cake is considered a binge.
It is still a free country, last time I checked.
WTH does Canada (which is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy not a "free" country) have to do with me not wanting to live a life where a slice lemon sponge cake is considered a binge? :huh: Your life is not mine. You want live without eating lemon sponge cake or any other foods on your Big List O' Naughty and Deadly Foodz, you do that, but don't try throwing me under your Sugar Iz Ebil bandwagon, or whatever it's called.
It is a manner of speaking meaning, " *shrug* It's your life--do with it what you will." Why the anger? Are you afraid that I am going to send the "Sugar Police" after you? And why bring Canada into the discussion? Honestly, sometimes I think that sugar must wreck brain cells or something.
actually it is non sugar consumption that wrecks the brain ..not enough energy for logical thought.
Not at all true. The body is quite capable of doing without the consumption of added sugar as is the brain. The brain can operate on ketone bodies. We have LOTS of fail safes--otherwise, the human race would likely have become extinct a long time ago.
did you find that on yahoo answers or ask jeeves?
If you knew anything at all about bio-chemistry, you would know that it was true. Mockery does not become you.
LOL I am not the one posting yahoo answers as sources….
I did not have time to do a proper researching of the subject and grabbed a simple explanation. I'm sure YOU have never done anything like that?0 -
That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.
if it makes you feel any better the article is a bunch of BS and is basically just sugar demonizing/fear mongering...0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
knows how to properly research but makes claim about "negative calories foods" and then points thread to "yahoo answers" for evidence of said negative calorie foods….and then wonders why further claims are mocked…..lolz0 -
Again, your using extreme examples and scenarios about sugar to make your arguments and the reason it's very easy to make arguments against your position.Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.0 -
That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.
if it makes you feel any better the article is a bunch of BS and is basically just sugar demonizing/fear mongering...
Thanks for cheering me up!
I find that while I try to eat as clean as possible my biggest challenge is keeping things realistic. I don't want to end up so strict with my diet that I can't enjoy life. It's articles like the one I just read that encourages that type of unhealthy all or nothing mentality. I know a few people that are so strict that it really does affect their social lives. I can see if you are training for competitions and need to eat that way but for the average person there should be more room for flexibility. That's not to say a day of a sugar binge was good for me physically, but it sure was good for me mentally.lol 
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That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.
if it makes you feel any better the article is a bunch of BS and is basically just sugar demonizing/fear mongering...
Thanks for cheering me up! I find that while I try to eat as clean as possible my biggest challenge is keeping things realistic. I don't want to end up so strict with my diet that I can't enjoy life. It's articles like the one I just read that encourages that type of unhealthy all or nothing mentality. I know a few people that are so strict that it really does affect their social lives. I can see if you are training for competitions and need to eat that way but for the average person there should be more room for flexibility. That's not to say a day of a sugar binge was good for me physically, but it sure was good for me mentally.lol
according to this article I "carb/sugar" binge every day because I have one serving of ice cream every day….please…
Yes, super restrictive diets are idiotic….:)0 -
That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.
if it makes you feel any better the article is a bunch of BS and is basically just sugar demonizing/fear mongering...
Would you say then that the AHA is "sugar demonizing/fear mongering"? Yes, I guess you would. Why do you promote the eating of something that is devoid of any nutrients other than calories? The medical establishment is focusing on the eating of sugar because the research is starting to pile up on the dangers of eating excess sugar. And, by the way, I have only ever cautioned on the eating of sugar by the obese or others with metabolic difficulties. In moderation, I agree that it APPEARS to be harmless on those who are healthy and active. But a lifetime of eating a lot of sugar? What nutrients are crowded out of the diet in the eating of a lot of sugar? The research has already shown the anti-cancer benefits of consuming the nutrients contained in vegetables and fruits. If an apple is not eaten, because one chose a piece of cake instead, important nutrients like quercetin are not obtained. Plant enzymes are not obtained. A lifetime of poor food choices likely add up. Will eating well guarantee that we all will remain disease free until well past 100? Probably not, but I and many others are living proof that eliminating added sugar from our diets has yielded big health benefits. Good day, sir.0 -
I do love people who cut out something lets say sugar - lose a load of weight and feel much better and have less health problems. These people then go on and say - SEE it was the sugar making me sick, ignoring the massive weight loss lets say 66lbs.
Yep I'm sure the weight loss had nothing to do with the improvements in yout health - it was just cutting out the sugar :noway:
Oh and while I'm here, if you have an illness that doesn't react well to sugar it is the illness that is the problem NOT the sugar. My friend is deathly allergic to nuts - that doesn't make nuts evil, but the allergy. Do ya see the difference.
If you don't have said illness/allergy then there is nothing wrong with that food.
You cannot use an illness as a reason to say a food / nutrient is evil because then ALL foods would be evil. I'm not sure there is any food in the world that doesn't cause an issue for some unlucky person. Some people are even allergic to water - poor buggers.
/rant. :explode:
Wow I timed that rant perfectly :laugh:0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.
Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.0 -
I'd like to thank this thread for reminding me that Yahoo answers is an unending source of hilarity
Sorry to repost a large pic & quote . . . but this is frigging awesome! :drinker:
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I do love people who cut out something lets say sugar - lose a load of weight and feel much better and have less health problems. These people then go on and say - SEE it was the sugar making me sick, ignoring the massive weight loss lets say 66lbs.
Yep I'm sure the weight loss had nothing to do with the improvements in yout health - it was just cutting out the sugar :noway:
Oh and while I'm here, if you have an illness that doesn't react well to sugar it is the illness that is the problem NOT the sugar. My friend is deathly allergic to nuts - that doesn't make nuts evil, but the allergy. Do ya see the difference.
If you don't have said illness/allergy then there is nothing wrong with that food.
You cannot use an illness as a reason to say a food / nutrient is evil because then ALL foods would be evil. I'm not sure there is any food in the world that doesn't cause an issue for some unlucky person. Some people are even allergic to water - poor buggers.
/rant. :explode:
Wow I timed that rant perfectly :laugh:
If you were reading correctly (and considering someone's experience without rejecting it out-of-hand) you would know that I experienced a rapid decline in my blood pressure BEFORE I lost any significant amount of weight--JUST from eliminating added sugar. Tell me--do you always get so angry from participating in online forums? Maybe it is the sugar. You are the second pro-sugar person on this thread to display a lot of anger. Hmmm.
ETA: By the way, in the short-run, I will agree that eating added sugars and sugary foods APPEARS to be harmless for healthy, active people, and have already said so. But if it leads to a lifetime of poor food choices, I am doubtful that you can maintain that as harmless.0 -
So baking a cake is like crafting a weapon of mass destruction! Good to know. :laugh:0
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Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.
Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.
LOL I did not know that yahoo answers is the peer reviewed source that all scientists turn to in their times of need...0 -
That article made me feel ****ter than i actually did after eating all kinds of sugar yesterday! We all have off days and what makes all the difference is not to give up, look at each day as a fresh start. I agree I did feel sluggish late in the day and regretted eating what I did..but that's life! I'm not perfect and can't expect myself to never have sugar binges ever again.
if it makes you feel any better the article is a bunch of BS and is basically just sugar demonizing/fear mongering...
Would you say then that the AHA is "sugar demonizing/fear mongering"? Yes, I guess you would. Why do you promote the eating of something that is devoid of any nutrients other than calories? The medical establishment is focusing on the eating of sugar because the research is starting to pile up on the dangers of eating excess sugar. And, by the way, I have only ever cautioned on the eating of sugar by the obese or others with metabolic difficulties. In moderation, I agree that it APPEARS to be harmless on those who are healthy and active. But a lifetime of eating a lot of sugar? What nutrients are crowded out of the diet in the eating of a lot of sugar? The research has already shown the anti-cancer benefits of consuming the nutrients contained in vegetables and fruits. If an apple is not eaten, because one chose a piece of cake instead, important nutrients like quercetin are not obtained. Plant enzymes are not obtained. A lifetime of poor food choices likely add up. Will eating well guarantee that we all will remain disease free until well past 100? Probably not, but I and many others are living proof that eliminating added sugar from our diets has yielded big health benefits. Good day, sir.
so you eat fruit sugar which is fine, but added sugar is evil? Legit….
Sugar is just sugar…it is energy ..it is not "Bad" it is not "Good" it not a "poor nutrient source" it is just something that your body can use as energy.. Eat too much of it - like anything else on this planet - and you will gain weight.
you and your ilk demonize sugar and act as if we all just eliminated it from our diets that the world would be transformed into this magical place where there is no disease, or obesity …please….0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.
Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.
You've done that yourself by ignoring the weight of peer reviewed studies in favor of yahoo and groups on the fringe.
It's why you are not taken seriously by anyone here.0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.
Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.
LOL I did not know that yahoo answers is the peer reviewed source that all scientists turn to in their times of need...
I have explained my choice of that short answer. To keep on harping on it is to lose sight of the other points that I have made in this thread and the very serious research that is being done. Dr. Richard Johnson and his team of medical researchers were able to produce metabolic syndrome IN TWO WEEKS in 60% of normal-weight, male subjects, by giving them a large, high fructose drink every day. The researchers were startled and chagrined with their results. They were actually looking for the possibility that there was some mechanism by which normal-weight people were able to deal more effectively with large amounts of fructose. While the dose was admittedly a large one, it was certainly not beyond what many people drink in soda pop every day.0 -
Actually, I'm going to do a research project to test the theory that consuming sugary foods not only impairs brain function but also contributes to highly aggressive behavior. Good night, kids.
will you be getting all of your research for this project from yahoo answers, and ask jeeves?
Taunts and mockery again? How did "Ask Jeeves" even come into the discussion? Actually, I DO know how to properly research a subject--but I fear my efforts would be wasted on the sugar advocates.
Taunts and mockery are about all the anti-science crowd are worth. One cannot have a serious discussion with a brick wall.
Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.
You've done that yourself by ignoring the weight of peer reviewed studies in favor of yahoo and groups on the fringe.
It's why you are not taken seriously by anyone here.
Anyone? You are forgetting about all the people who read these forums but do not participate. You sugar advocates are very aggressive and very nasty to anyone who DARES to speak against your set-in-stone opinions. I can assure you that there are many more people who share my opinions than yours but they prefer to stay out of the forums because they do not want to get caught up in this kind of nonsense.0 -
I do love people who cut out something lets say sugar - lose a load of weight and feel much better and have less health problems. These people then go on and say - SEE it was the sugar making me sick, ignoring the massive weight loss lets say 66lbs.
Yep I'm sure the weight loss had nothing to do with the improvements in yout health - it was just cutting out the sugar :noway:
Oh and while I'm here, if you have an illness that doesn't react well to sugar it is the illness that is the problem NOT the sugar. My friend is deathly allergic to nuts - that doesn't make nuts evil, but the allergy. Do ya see the difference.
If you don't have said illness/allergy then there is nothing wrong with that food.
You cannot use an illness as a reason to say a food / nutrient is evil because then ALL foods would be evil. I'm not sure there is any food in the world that doesn't cause an issue for some unlucky person. Some people are even allergic to water - poor buggers.
/rant. :explode:
Wow I timed that rant perfectly :laugh:
If you were reading correctly (and considering someone's experience without rejecting it out-of-hand) you would know that I experienced a rapid decline in my blood pressure BEFORE I lost any significant amount of weight--JUST from eliminating added sugar. Tell me--do you always get so angry from participating in online forums? Maybe it is the sugar. You are the second pro-sugar person on this thread to display a lot of anger. Hmmm.
ETA: By the way, in the short-run, I will agree that eating added sugars and sugary foods APPEARS to be harmless for healthy, active people, and have already said so. But if it leads to a lifetime of poor food choices, I am doubtful that you can maintain that as harmless.
If you think I am genuinely angry by this thread you have more pressing issues than your sugar phobia :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Oh and it's been proven that even a small drop in weight can have massive health benefits. So yeah. Weight loss not sugar.0
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