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sugar detox?

felicia8604
felicia8604 Posts: 274 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Has anyone tried it? I was thinking Bout it because i have noticed i always go way over my sugars.
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  • felicia8604
    felicia8604 Posts: 274 Member
    Anyone?
  • Molly182
    Molly182 Posts: 406
    Sorry, I haven't tried one. I've thought about it. I'd be interested in hearing from somebody who has tried it as well
  • amanda_ataraxia
    amanda_ataraxia Posts: 400 Member
    I am on day 77 with no processed sugars. At this point, I don't think I'll ever go back. I only allow myself small amounts of unprocessed sugar like pure maple syrup.
    It has really killed my cravings. I have a 2 year old and I'm never tempted to eat any of his treats.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Are you diabetic? If you aren't, sugar doesn't matter.
  • felicia8604
    felicia8604 Posts: 274 Member
    Are you diabetic? If you aren't, sugar doesn't matter.

    Nope....but i know alot of sugar isnt good for you anyways
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    Sugar does matter. It is addictive, and if it's not used, it'll turn into fat (or so I've heard). It's good to try and cut processed sugars of all kinds. I haven't done a detox, but I am sure I could benefit from one.
  • Glucocorticoid
    Glucocorticoid Posts: 867 Member
    Are you diabetic? If you aren't, sugar doesn't matter.

    Nope....but i know alot of sugar isnt good for you anyways
    Calories matter, sugar does not.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    haha oh these threads...they are something.
  • Amy_B
    Amy_B Posts: 2,317 Member
    The jury's out, but this study shows that sugar is mostly likely not good for you: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-effects-of-sugar

    However, if you are SOLELY concerned about the number of calories you're eating, then I guess it doesn't. If you're concerned about your well-being...diabetes, heart attacks, etc...you might want to cut some out.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    The jury's out, but this study shows that sugar is mostly likely not good for you: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-effects-of-sugar

    However, if you are SOLELY concerned about the number of calories you're eating, then I guess it doesn't. If you're concerned about your well-being...diabetes, heart attacks, etc...you might want to cut some out.
    A couple quotes from that article.

    First on a study about sugar and triglycerides:
    But "the study doesn’t prove that added sugars cause dyslipidemia,” says Johnson, who wasn't involved in the JAMA study.

    About sugar and Diabetes:
    The real culprit may be obesity. "It may be because the sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with higher BMIs or associated with overweight and obesity, which we know is a risk factor for diabetes," Johnson says.

    On sugar and children:
    Pediatricians are concerned that too much sugar is in their young patients' diets, Kavey says. But again, sugar by itself is not the problem, she says, but rather the excess pounds.

    But other factors -- like spending a lot of sedentary time with computers rather than running around and playing -- may also contribute to childhood obesity.

    On added sugar:
    However, none of the experts who spoke to WebMD advocated that people try to purge all added sugars from their diets. By itself, sugar is not a risky food, says Rae-Ellen W. Kavey, MD, MPH, a pediatrics professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. "The focus should be on a healthful approach," she says, "not people rushing to one side or the other."

    So, I really don't see how that article says added sugar is not good for you.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,467 Member
    I wouldn't call it dexox but I went off all refined sugars for one month to help stop the cravings (I am a diabetic). Now I enjoy an occasional sugary treat...very occasional. I get most of my sugars now from fruits.
  • MustBeTheRows
    MustBeTheRows Posts: 377 Member
    Are you diabetic? If you aren't, sugar doesn't matter.

    Nope....but i know alot of sugar isnt good for you anyways

    I get corrected for saying "anyways" all the time. Let me throw you a bone. It's not a word, it's a colloquial corruption of “anyway.” Anyway is an adverb and adverbs cannot be plural.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Sugar does matter. It is addictive, and if it's not used, it'll turn into fat (or so I've heard).

    Any unused energy can be stored as fat. In a calorie deficit, you are not consuming excess energy even with high sugar consumption. You will not store fat in a calorie deficit.
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    Sugar does matter. It is addictive, and if it's not used, it'll turn into fat (or so I've heard).

    Any unused energy can be stored as fat. In a calorie deficit, you are not consuming excess energy even with high sugar consumption. You will not store fat in a calorie deficit.

    Listen to this guy. He knows his stuff.

    That said, I am insulin resistant and rather than go on medication, I quit processed sugars for the most part. It wasn't hard, I just stopped consuming them. My blood glucose levels are so much better now and I no longer crave processed stuff, except after I have it several times in a row.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Sugar does matter. It is addictive, and if it's not used, it'll turn into fat (or so I've heard).

    Any unused energy can be stored as fat. In a calorie deficit, you are not consuming excess energy even with high sugar consumption. You will not store fat in a calorie deficit.

    To be clear on this, I'm not suggesting that people eat tons of processed sugars with recklessness. I'm just stating that there's no need to completely avoid processed sugars unless you've got binge issues and that's your trigger. Calorie excess is dictating your fat storage.

    Eat mostly healthy, have a treat here and there, pick up some weights and get off the couch and win. Beyond that there's no need to micromanage anything or detox anything or do any of this ridiculousness. Make things easier, not more complex.
  • Waszo
    Waszo Posts: 41
    I have quit all artificial sweeteners. I use about 1 teaspoon of maple syrup in my coffee, and some honey on pancakes on occasion. I still use some sugar on occasion. I started 4 months ago. This is what happened. (1) I have been in a lot of pain for years, joint & muscle. I used up to 3000mgr. of otc pain relief a day. Buy the time I got home from work I was wore out . In Feb. I joined a lifestyle weight loss clinic. I was pre diabetic so I was allowed 150 carbs a day . So I quit the sweeteners. (2) With in a week I was walking 1/2 mile a day. My pain level dropped so I became more active. I walked 5 miles today. & I have cut & split 3-4 cords of wood. I use a 15 lb. monster maul. I only use the otc pain relief as I need it, no longer every day. I talked to my Dr. about it & she told me that sugar causes inflammation in your joints & elsewhere in your body. All I know is if I start using a lot of the fake sweeteners, sugar & drinking pop the pain comes back. I am 59 & it is great to be able to move & do things again.
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    There's nothing you can buy or do that will detox sugar out of your system. Sugar is either used as energy, stored as fat, replenishes glycogen or gets excreted. It's not just sitting there accumulating.
  • NikoM5
    NikoM5 Posts: 488 Member
    Detox diets are a joke. They get elevated to "scam" if you paid anything for the diet or book. Just eat healthy most of the time
  • clotho
    clotho Posts: 29 Member
    I have cut out basically all processed sugar from my diet and it is amazing! I used to feel hungry most of the time. Now my body feels satiated when I eat and hungry only when I have not eaten for a couple hours. It really has made the difference in being able to stick to healthy eating. I say basically all sugar because if I am at a wedding or party I will have one bite of the cake or ice cream just so I don't feel totally deprived. But I don't eat cookies, candy, soda, ice cream, cake, pie, cereal with sugar, etc. on a daily basis. I don't particularly miss them either. And I am sure that I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic because I had the fasting glucose test 2 months ago.
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    "Mrs KB" did sugar detox starting first of the year, and has had great results. It was no scam, and cost very little, and the plan offered alternatives for how intense you wanted to be with it.. Check out 21daysugardetox.com and balancedbites.com. (warning: the folks who are behind these sites are paleo/primal).

    The biggest changes we have noticed: Less inflammation (aching joints), significant decrease in problems with allergies, and a huge drop in cravings, as well as better sleep.
    The biggest change in the household diet has been the decrease in processed foods, grains and flour based items. We aren't psycho about it, but she was for the 21 days and the improvements were all noticed within about 48 hours.
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    How on earth can you detox from something that is rapidly converted into energy, glycogen, fat or waste products....and doesn't accumulate in body tissue? The things people will do or say to make a buck.
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    Here is what I know: the results are real. No more allergy meds, deeper sleep, and no more drooling at the site of a doughnut. Try it for a week...you'll see. If you don't feel the need to try it, fine....stop hating on people who have done it and want to share their success.
  • lelstar
    lelstar Posts: 374 Member
    I have for medical reasons and it's bloody hard!! If you really want to do it I would suggest seeing a naturopath, they can give you things to help with the cravings and to balance it. You should only be having 2 serves of fruit per day for sugar. If you're going to sugar detox go the whole hog and get a detox from the naturopath too, not the quick chemist ones they don't do half the job the proper ones do.
    If you decide to do it good luck :)
  • lelstar
    lelstar Posts: 374 Member
    Here is what I know: the results are real. No more allergy meds, deeper sleep, and no more drooling at the site of a doughnut. Try it for a week...you'll see. If you don't feel the need to try it, fine....stop hating on people who have done it and want to share their success.

    I second this! Before detoxing I was on 4 anti histimines a day because I had hives constantly. Now my allergy hives are gone :)
  • morriusmfp
    morriusmfp Posts: 24 Member
    Sugar matters.
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    Here is what I know: the results are real. No more allergy meds, deeper sleep, and no more drooling at the site of a doughnut. Try it for a week...you'll see. If you don't feel the need to try it, fine....stop hating on people who have done it and want to share their success.

    Detox: The process of removing toxins from the body.

    There is no such thing as a sugar detox for the reasons I gave earlier. I'm hating on people selling a scam, not the people buying it. At best, they are helping people decrease their sugar intake, and therefore the effects of consuming excess sugar. But "sugar detox" is a more sexy and saleable term, even though it's BS. I wouldn't buy anything from someone resorting to such deceit.
  • mahlerosa
    mahlerosa Posts: 56
    I got terrible sick when I went off sugar. I had a migraine for 2 days and then got a bad case of cellulitus. It could have been a condense but I feel it was the toxins throwing my system/immunities out of wack. I feel that sugar matters then most when trying to lose weight...more so than fat. I have been trying to cut out all sugar and am having a hard time as it is in EVERYTHING. Even if the sugars are listed as 0 in the nutritional info it does not mean there there is not sugar in it. Read the ingredients. And Sugar is just not sugar: honey, dextrose, fructose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, sorbitol, fruit juice concentrate, galactose, lactose, polydextrose, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol, maltodextrin and turbinado sugar to name a few.
  • caraiselite
    caraiselite Posts: 2,631 Member
    i don't eat sugar, and i feel great!

    it's very hard to get over the sugar addiction that a lot of people have, but it is so worth it.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    Are you diabetic? If you aren't, sugar doesn't matter.

    Nope....but i know alot of sugar isnt good for you anyways

    A LOT of sugar is not, so you'll have to define a "sugar detox" before anyone can really give any sort of meaningful opinion.

    Do you mean
    A: "no processed sugar at all of any kind",
    B: "no sugar at all of any kind", or
    C: "some product that is sold that advertises detoxification of sugars (with/without any dietary changes)".
    D: "reducing sugars and especially empty/processed sugars as much as is compatible with eating a wide variety of foods and getting all of your nutrients, eating sugars mindfully when they come in the foods you need to get nutrients you need."

    "A" is probably pretty healthy, but also pretty unattainable. It's good to look at REDUCING empty sugars (those that come with no nutrients to justify their presence), but eliminating them entirely greatly limits food choices. With enough work, you can probably do it. But a reasonable amount of empty sugar isn't terribly harmful.

    "B" is not terribly healthy. There are no specific biological processes that REQUIRE sugar, but eliminating all sugars of any kind means limiting the variety of foods to a ridiculous extent, and probably problems getting your nutrients.

    "C" = avoid. Harmless waste of money at best, harmful at worst.

    "D" = Stuck the landing. Even the Russian judge will give you a 4.0
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    Detox diets are a joke. They get elevated to "scam" if you paid anything for the diet or book. Just eat healthy most of the time

    This. . .
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