How damaging is having too much sugar in your diet?
ilovefood9998
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So I was not aware about sugar at all in my diet. I never once even thought about sugar and as I have only just recently started a diet I was more focused on calories. So I am overweight I weigh 185-190 pounds 5'9 and I blame this mainly on my addition with soda. I drink perhaps 5 two litre bottles of the stuff per week. This in total works out at around 4000 extra calories per week just from soda. I recently found out that the average man should have around 38 grams of sugar per day. It turns out that in just 1 two litre bottle of my favourite soda there is 208 grams of sugar which is almost 10 times the amount of sugar I should have in a day. When I put it into a weekly perspective a man should have around 266 grams of sugar a week. From the 5 two litre bottles of soda alone I drink 1040 grams of sugar which is enough sugar for an entire month. This doesn't even include the sugar intake from food. I eat around 35 grams of sugar a day so from food and soda I have around 1300 grams of sugar a week. I am literally surprised i am not dead yet or have some major health issue. I haven't touched soda in a week now and I am so proud of myself I have a constant craving for the stuff but I know I need to remove it completely. Will I see much change in my weight from this. Will I also feel any different like tiredness or fatigued. Would it also be recommended to go see a doctor to see if my blood sugar levels are okay as I haven't been to a doctor since I was around 6 and I am 18 now.
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Do you get regular dental check ups?6
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It's all fun and games until someone gets diabetes!
Which I did, this past winter, and it sucks, so be happy you stopped now. You're young and more than likely you have escaped any bad effects, but a checkup is a good idea anyway.14 -
Tiny_Dancer_in_Pink wrote: »Do you get regular dental check ups?
I have had 4 cavities in my life
Im planning on no more 0 -
Sugar won't "kill" you unless it's you main cause for weight gain. It's basically just an energy source. If it's in excess, it will be stored as fat. Also realize that fruits and vegetables contain sugar in them as well.
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Switch to coke zero2
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rheddmobile wrote: »It's all fun and games until someone gets diabetes!
Which I did, this past winter, and it sucks, so be happy you stopped now. You're young and more than likely you have escaped any bad effects, but a checkup is a good idea anyway.
Sorry to here about that. I really never did think about sugar. I don't think I have diabetes as there must be some sort of symptoms and I feel relatively healthy. Just a little chubby really.2 -
It's great that you have managed to cut it out, but like in your other posts you need to start eating a more nutritionally balanced diet. Cutting out the 4000 calories from the soda may help with weight loss but overall it is a deficit that is required for weight loss, so if you're hitting your calorie goal as a result of cutting it out then yes you will see weight loss.
There can be side-effects from sugar withdrawal so you may find yourself feeling a bit more fatigued or grumpy.
If you haven't been to a doctor since you were 6 it would definitely be worth going in for a checkup particularly given the lack of nutrition you are getting.
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But the diabetes isn't because of sugar. It's much more likely because of your weight.rheddmobile wrote: »It's all fun and games until someone gets diabetes!
Which I did, this past winter, and it sucks, so be happy you stopped now. You're young and more than likely you have escaped any bad effects, but a checkup is a good idea anyway.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »It's great that you have managed to cut it out, but like in your other posts you need to start eating a more nutritionally balanced diet. Cutting out the 4000 calories from the soda may help with weight loss but overall it is a deficit that is required for weight loss, so if you're hitting your calorie goal as a result of cutting it out then yes you will see weight loss.
There can be side-effects from sugar withdrawal so you may find yourself feeling a bit more fatigued or grumpy.
If you haven't been to a doctor since you were 6 it would definitely be worth going in for a checkup particularly given the lack of nutrition you are getting.
Yes, the withdrawal is literally killing me. Especially at this time of year when it gets warm the cravings just get worse and worse. I am in calories deficit. I would be having 2200 calories to maintain my weight but now instead I eat only 1500 calories a day.0 -
Nobody should be drinking a 2 liter bottle of regular soda a day7
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ilovefood9998 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »It's great that you have managed to cut it out, but like in your other posts you need to start eating a more nutritionally balanced diet. Cutting out the 4000 calories from the soda may help with weight loss but overall it is a deficit that is required for weight loss, so if you're hitting your calorie goal as a result of cutting it out then yes you will see weight loss.
There can be side-effects from sugar withdrawal so you may find yourself feeling a bit more fatigued or grumpy.
If you haven't been to a doctor since you were 6 it would definitely be worth going in for a checkup particularly given the lack of nutrition you are getting.
Yes, the withdrawal is literally killing me. Especially at this time of year when it gets warm the cravings just get worse and worse. I am in calories deficit. I would be having 2200 calories to maintain my weight but now instead I eat only 1500 calories a day.
Then yes you will see weight loss.1 -
Did your soda have caffeine? Have you replaced the daily caffeine with something else? Diet soda or iced tea come to mind. That could help with the tiredness.
If you don't replace the soda calories with something else, then yes you will lose weight. Weight loss is calories in vs. calories out.
The problem with the sugar calories when trying to lose weight is you don't get a lot of bang for your buck with soda. Fruit has sugar.....and fiber. Milk has a type of sugar....and protein. With those you get something else, something that's filling.3 -
Cherry Coke Zero .... Mmmmm8
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Did your soda have caffeine? Have you replaced the daily caffeine with something else? Diet soda or iced tea come to mind. That could help with the tiredness.
If you don't replace the soda calories with something else, then yes you will lose weight. Weight loss is calories in vs. calories out.
Yes, it was literally always full fat completely caffeinated and thats why I get headaches and things like that from the withdrawal. I have a fear that I will end up getting hooked on other drinks so I am trying to avoid all types of sodas even diet ones. I wont replace the soda calories at all. I have good control over what I eat its just the drinks mainly0 -
I get around 100 grams of sugar a day according to mfp. Its all from fruit, vegetables and about 2 cups of sugarfree yogurt, I enjoy those foods. It hasn't given my any health problems and I'm old.
I don't eat added sugar, honey syrup etc. so all that sugar I'm getting just comes from food.
I think weight gain comes from eating more calories than we need.
Sugar hasn't been proven to be the cause of diabetes.
edited to add: I'm at the lower end of the healthy bmi range. I suggest you might try eating some fruit instead of having the cokes. It will take a few days to adjust, but you might look and feel better giving that a go.1 -
ilovefood9998 wrote: »Did your soda have caffeine? Have you replaced the daily caffeine with something else? Diet soda or iced tea come to mind. That could help with the tiredness.
If you don't replace the soda calories with something else, then yes you will lose weight. Weight loss is calories in vs. calories out.
Yes, it was literally always full fat completely caffeinated and thats why I get headaches and things like that from the withdrawal. I have a fear that I will end up getting hooked on other drinks so I am trying to avoid all types of sodas even diet ones. I wont replace the soda calories at all. I have good control over what I eat its just the drinks mainly
If you've got a caffeine dependency, it's not a great idea to go cold turkey.3 -
Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
Here are links on sugar's effects on the body:- http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/how-sugar-affects-your-body
- http://articles.mercola.com/sugar-side-effects.aspx
- https://www.liverdoctor.com/is-a-candida-infection-driving-your-sugar-cravings/
Since "one pound / 16 oz" = 3500 calories, right off, if you are not eating these calories back, you will lose one pound a week.
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
(You can check if you have this by taking a glass of distilled water (it must be distilled, not tap and not fortified mineral water) and spitting in it. Put the glass in your medicine cabinet over night and then look at it the next day. If you see threads growing, it's yeast.)
https://www.candidasupport.org/resources/saliva-test/
BTWs - Yeast is bad... it can lead to cancer...
http://oralcancerfoundation.org/complications/candida/
We are going through this with my youngest brother right now... the yeast was virulent, unrelenting, and he lost his tongue and is being fed via a GI tube. Have a dentist check your mouth thoroughly and DO NOT skip these checkups or neglect your oral health. if you are smoking or chewing or packing - STOP!
I encourage you to also do everything you can to eliminate sugar at this level, address the yeast (if you have it) and work with a nutritionist / medical personnel to obtain a diet that you can live with the rest of your life.1 -
Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control0 -
ilovefood9998 wrote: »Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink.5 -
Well done. You'll feel better when you get past the initial withdrawals. I agree with others who suggest replacing some of your caffeine intake with coffee or tea. Those are low calorie if you don't add sugar.
I gave up soda myself a couple years ago, more due to caffeine, and sparkling water is my replacement. I miss the fizz.1 -
stanmann571 wrote: »ilovefood9998 wrote: »Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink.
Sugar Free Diluting Juice isn't a sugary drink?2 -
If you're looking for a change in weight, then it's the calories from that soda that I would be more concerned about. Switching to diet soda could make a HUGE difference for you.
Also.. honestly... why are you not drinking water?0 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »ilovefood9998 wrote: »Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink.
Sugar Free Diluting Juice isn't a sugary drink?
If it's juice it's not sugar free... it might be no sugar added...
8 oz of orange or apple juice has as much sugar as 8 oz of pepsi or coke.
Check the nutrition facts for yourself.3 -
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink. [/quote]
The diluted juice has 3 calories per 250mls and I only add around 25mls of it and there is only 0.3 grams of sugar in every 250 mls.
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stanmann571 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »ilovefood9998 wrote: »Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink.
Sugar Free Diluting Juice isn't a sugary drink?
If it's juice it's not sugar free... it might be no sugar added...
Depends on what you call juice, we would call sugar free cordial "juice" where I am from and as OP has stated that they are getting about 35g of sugar from food, one would assume they are aware of the content of what they are drinking?0 -
tinkerbellang83 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »tinkerbellang83 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »ilovefood9998 wrote: »Good job on tapering off the sugary sodas. What are you replacing the soda with? Are you drinking more water?
The important thing to keep in mind is that your body will continue to crave sugars / carbs unless you address the underlying cause of the sugar cravings by eliminating the candida overgrowth.
I have replaced the soda with sugar free diluted juice as I hate drinking water. The taste of water is so unsatisfying that it makes me crave soda again. Without soda my sugar intake is generally very average so I can hopefully get it under control
Replacing one sugary drink with another isn't going to help you cut calories.
And yes juice is a sugary drink.
Sugar Free Diluting Juice isn't a sugary drink?
If it's juice it's not sugar free... it might be no sugar added...
Depends on what you call juice, we would call sugar free cordial "juice" where I am from.
Juice is juice.
Some people call Sunny D juice. It's not.1 -
rheddmobile wrote: »It's all fun and games until someone gets diabetes!
Which I did, this past winter, and it sucks, so be happy you stopped now. You're young and more than likely you have escaped any bad effects, but a checkup is a good idea anyway.
People DO NOT get diabetes from eating sugar. They get diabetes because their pancreas is not functioning properly, therefore the body does not process serum glucose the way it should. Why does this happen?
4 most common causes:
Genetics
Obesity
Age
Long term use of some medications
Also there is some correlation between things like cancer treatments in childhood, Mom having gestational diabetes, increase of arsenic and some pesticides in the body, and other things. These are correlations that merit more study but not proven causation.
Good on you for cutting down the soda consumption. That is a lot of calories with minimal nutritional benefit
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There's nothing wrong with eating fruit. It contains vitamins and fibre. Sugary drinks are one of the worst things you can consume. Liquid sugar and empty calories with no nutritional value at all.
But the diabetes isn't because of sugar. It's much more likely because of your weight.rheddmobile wrote: »It's all fun and games until someone gets diabetes!
Which I did, this past winter, and it sucks, so be happy you stopped now. You're young and more than likely you have escaped any bad effects, but a checkup is a good idea anyway.
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Of course sugar causes diabetes. If you consume too much sugar over a long period of time your pancreas gets worn out trying to produce enough insulin to deal with it and the end result is type 2 diabetes. Your liver takes all the excess sugar and turns what the body doesn't need for energy at that moment and turns it into fat. The fat produced is partly LDL cholesterol which in turn blocks your arteries and causes strokes and heart attacks. Your liver also starts to store fat which is not good. The sugar industry has attacked and tried to discredit every scientist who has tried to make this known to society.7 -
I started putting 1 packet of this (10 calories, sweetened with stevia and cane sugar) in a 64 oz pitcher of water. The packet says put it in 16 oz of water but that's way too strong for me.
Mixing it in my pitcher gives it just enough flavor to make it taste pretty good without being overpowering. Only 10 calories and I have no problem getting my minimum goal for drinking per day. It tastes good even diluted so much!
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