Great clip about how sugar is toxic.
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Every breath you take a baby dies... fact!
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Oxygen is toxic as well...really....it actually killed off 98% of all life on Earth at one point in our development. Maybe we should stop breathing it.....
Lies. Earth is 6,000 years old.
Your shoes are really cute!
They are rather lovely aren't they!
Very! I would love to be able to wear stuff like that. At this point I'd just walk like a camel trying to ski and break the spike off.
It's best to minimize walking. You point to things, and demand they be brought to you. =P0 -
Let's see how this thread goes shall we!
ETA: Funny: I actually had a screening today - my cholesterol, glucose levels and blood pressure were perfect. I pay no attention to how much sugar I eat but I bet its a lot as I eat ice cream and fruit every single day.
Right there with you Sara, I have lost a few pounds and have NEVER tracked one single gram of sugar (or sodium for that matter) and I too have Ice Cream every single night.... I sure am not changing anything I am doing.... lol Best of Luck....0 -
Oxygen is toxic as well...really....it actually killed off 98% of all life on Earth at one point in our development. Maybe we should stop breathing it.....
Lies. Earth is 6,000 years old.
Your shoes are really cute!
They are rather lovely aren't they!
Very! I would love to be able to wear stuff like that. At this point I'd just walk like a camel trying to ski and break the spike off.
It's best to minimize walking. You point to things, and demand they be brought to you. =P
Oh. Now that I can do!0 -
One of the guys on my FL asked me "what's with the shoes?!?" when I put this pic up, and I explained shoes are a form of acceptable porn for the ladies.
So true!0 -
.New research linking sugar, in any form, to cancer, diabetes,cholesterol problems, high blood pressure. Basically all the bad stuff. The researchers suggest limiting caloric intake to 100 to 150 calories a day from sweets. Worth the watch
Sounds interesting, thanks. I'll try to read the original report.0 -
.New research linking sugar, in any form, to cancer, diabetes,cholesterol problems, high blood pressure. Basically all the bad stuff. The researchers suggest limiting caloric intake to 100 to 150 calories a day from sweets. Worth the watch
Sounds interesting, thanks. I'll try to read the original report.
I wouldn't do that, it might make you stand out from the 'everything in moderation, I lost weight eating Pop Tarts' crowd.
You wouldn't want to look like someone that might want to learn something about health now ... 0 -
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.New research linking sugar, in any form, to cancer, diabetes,cholesterol problems, high blood pressure. Basically all the bad stuff. The researchers suggest limiting caloric intake to 100 to 150 calories a day from sweets. Worth the watch
Sounds interesting, thanks. I'll try to read the original report.
I wouldn't do that, it might make you stand out from the 'everything in moderation, I lost weight eating Pop Tarts' crowd.
You wouldn't want to look like someone that might want to learn something about health now ...
Passive aggressive digs much?0 -
If you keep this up, we'll have nothing left to eat that doesn't kill us!!
Ah hell, not eating will kill us too ...
Screw it ... *as she reaches into her bag of dark chocolate covered caramels*
Oh! Almost forgot! Those shoes really are fabulous!!!0 -
If you keep this up, we'll have nothing left to eat that doesn't kill us!!
Ah hell, not eating will kill us too ...
Screw it ... *as she reaches into her bag of dark chocolate covered caramels*
Oh! Almost forgot! Those shoes really are fabulous!!!
HA! Knock yourself out! I personally would rather indulge in a nice guacamole or lovely cheese with fine wine.0 -
im eating chocolate cake damn it... you are killing the fun0
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If you keep this up, we'll have nothing left to eat that doesn't kill us!!
Ah hell, not eating will kill us too ...
Screw it ... *as she reaches into her bag of dark chocolate covered caramels*
Oh! Almost forgot! Those shoes really are fabulous!!!
HA! Knock yourself out! I personally would rather indulge in a nice guacamole or lovely cheese with fine wine.
Ahhhh, see? Therein lies the difference between us ... I partake in those yummy items as well AND I enjoy my chocolate ... and if I'm feeling particularly decadent, I'll have them all in the same day. Limitations are so ... limiting. *shudders*0 -
If you keep this up, we'll have nothing left to eat that doesn't kill us!!
Ah hell, not eating will kill us too ...
Screw it ... *as she reaches into her bag of dark chocolate covered caramels*
Oh! Almost forgot! Those shoes really are fabulous!!!
HA! Knock yourself out! I personally would rather indulge in a nice guacamole or lovely cheese with fine wine.
Ahhhh, see? Therein lies the difference between us ... I partake in those yummy items as well AND I enjoy my chocolate ... and if I'm feeling particularly decadent, I'll have them all in the same day. Limitations are so ... limiting. *shudders*
It is not limiting for those of us not addicted to sweets!0 -
I just made no bake cookies for tomorrow.... i refuse to watch the video right now LOL!! I added protien powder though... does that counteract the sugar? 0
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If you keep this up, we'll have nothing left to eat that doesn't kill us!!
Ah hell, not eating will kill us too ...
Screw it ... *as she reaches into her bag of dark chocolate covered caramels*
Oh! Almost forgot! Those shoes really are fabulous!!!
HA! Knock yourself out! I personally would rather indulge in a nice guacamole or lovely cheese with fine wine.
Ahhhh, see? Therein lies the difference between us ... I partake in those yummy items as well AND I enjoy my chocolate ... and if I'm feeling particularly decadent, I'll have them all in the same day. Limitations are so ... limiting. *shudders*
It is not limiting for those of us not addicted to sweets!
Addicted? No one said anything about that hun. You really should get to know a person before you accuse them of being an addict. Shame on you ...0 -
Yes, sugar is toxic.
It is toxic in the following ways - as a biologist/biomed engineer I learned to kill cell cultures, kill certain bacteria at high sugar concentrations and as any good cook will tell you sugar is a preserving agent that keeps mold at bay. Low sugar preserves need to be kept refrigerated because of this while "normal" old-fashioned preserves keep longer. It's the sugar.
It is likely toxic in the way some people consume it, that is the point of that research and that article.
HOWEVER, no one can survive without sugars. If you remove all sugars from your diet you will die. Basically, your brain runs on glucose so one needs carbohydrates of one form or another.
The American (and other nation) health crisis is partially due to the over consumption and dependence of sugar. But sugars (in all their forms) at normal quantities is not toxic. This is usually true of a lot of things we consume - too much water will kill, to much oxygen will kill, to much salt will kill, to much protein will kill. And prior to too much, each of these will have a toxic effect.
The issue is that people watch these shows and make huge mental short-cuts. Sugar is a health care/health policy issue but it does not mean it should be cut to zero in a healthy diet. Every single replacement product is also toxic at certain dosages.
in the video you have a researcher stating "there is no foodstuff on the planet that has fructose on the planet that is poisonous - it is all good". This is actually slightly false - anyone worth their salt in the history of food know that the Romans (and a few modern idiots) made defertum basically boiled grapes in lead containers - resulting in a fructose and lead acetate mixture. But the idea is correct - sweet tastes signal safew food and we have receptors that appreciate and provide pleasure from eating sweet. They can go wrong. So for some people it DOES make sense to cut sugar from their diet.
But for those that are healthy, that do not have particular weight or binging or other health issues - sugar is not a poison, a toxin or something "bad", nor is fat, nor alcohol.
The study discussed excess HFCS not normal eating. If you are eating 25% of your calories direclty with HFCS then, yes, its a bad idea - same is true of alcohol. These are the same style studies that showed fat to be "bad". There is a need for balance. In this sense, eating less processed food is a relatively easy way to reduce extra added sugar, but if you eat like a normal person should - lots of home cooked food, fruits, etc. sugar is not a toxin. Nothing, NOTHING, in that study or in that video suggests that balanced consumption of sugar is bad.
No, sugar is not toxic.
edit: the important thing is the big picture...0 -
So is the clip nonsense?0
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What about fake sugar?0
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I love it when the obvious becomes a "revelation"; of course you can link sugar in it's various forms to all sorts of diseases because we consume so much of it. Caloric surplus leads to overweight & obesity which in turn leads to a range of diseases........I'm amazed nobody figured this out sooner.:yawn:0
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great info-thanks!0
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