Sugar is scary..

Sugar has NO nutritional value and is NOT healthy!

So. You're saying ice cream and cookies was a bad idea for dinner?

Well nuts.

Well, no....if you put nuts on the ice cream and cookies dinner, that makes it healthier. :laugh: :bigsmile:

I didn't. I don't like nuts.

Big food will do everything in their power to deny it including placing people on this site.

What is "Big Food"?

Your brain can fuel itself just fine on ketones, it doesn't need sugar. But what happens if we don't keep them to once in a while and instead have them daily but in moderation and make it fit into our daily numbers?

The amount of free glucose in your blood is only about a teaspoon (5g). Our liver and our insulin mechanism keeps it at that low level. (Hence the reason why diabetics run the risk of dying - too much or not enough glucose). Healthy systems are pretty good. We don't actually need to have any carbohydrates. Yep. None. (No carbs - simple ones like glucose, fructose, sucrose, moderately simple like rice, wheat, etc, or complex ones such as in leafy veges). As stated, we can get by on protein (need 9 essential amino acids) and fats (only 3 or 4 essential triglycerides). We make the rest. We need some other nutrients and we can get them from veges or meats. Just ask the Inuit. Western conventional recommendation is to have about 45% to 55% of our diet as carbs or about 150gm or about 600 Calories. The Paleo diet,; the South Beach Diet; Atkins diet; the LCHF diets all say that the amount should probably be much lower - about 50gm. In fact the Atkins drops it to about 15gm during the first 2 weeks.

Why? That's an busy area for research, but fructose has no hunger feedback mechanism. And protein and fat provides more appetite suppression than carbohydrates (either simple sugars or starchs).. Hence the reason most of these diets cut the carbs, try to eliminate added sugar (both fructose and glucose) and up the protein levels. E.g. meal replacement mixes re mostly protein. Like everything, it is not black or white, but the simple guidelines should be (1) eliminate added sugar (2) don't eat anything with more than about 3% sugar (except whole fruit); don't eat anything with "lite" in its name; and substitute protein or fat for carbs. (e.g. Eat a slightly larger piece of chicken/fish/ tofu/beef, and cut out the bun. 100 calories each, the protein will allow your appetite to work normally).

Refined sugar is ****, so as the high fructose corn syrup. The good sugars are the one that are in fruits, whole grain products, starchy food like sweet potatoes etc, there are also good sugars like maple syrup and agave nectar. Your body runs in sugar, glucose, without it you would die so don't be afraid. Eat as much natural and unprocessed stuff that you can, and indulge from time to time if you want to, and you'll be fine.

If I remember correctly, the Inuit has a short lifespan, probably from all the dietary saturated fat clogging their arteries.

Sugar is just another food. Stop being scared of food. Moderation in everything including water.. because too much of it will kill you too.

If I remember correctly, the Inuit has a short lifespan, probably from all the dietary saturated fat clogging their arteries.

The Inuit traditionally had very low incidence of cardiovascular disease.

If I remember correctly, the Inuit has a short lifespan, probably from all the dietary saturated fat clogging their arteries.

The Inuit traditionally had very low incidence of cardiovascular disease.

true.
If I remember correctly, the lifespan was shortened from unbalanced omega fats.They typically had a high amount of Omega3 and low amount of Omega 6, causing people to stoke and bleed out. Quick we now need to cause mass hysteria about the dangers of Omega 3!