Quitting sugar

dearg lady · 17-03-2015 10:03am #1

I've given up sugar temporarily but during that time I've been reading up a lot on the 'I quit sugar' programme, and watched the 'Fed up' documentary. It's quite scary how they portray it, highly addictive and extremely bad for us..in the quantities most people consume of course!
I've kept fruit in my diet, but cut out as much other sugar as possible. I've discovered of course it sneaks into all kinds of everyday products, so it's encouraging me to cook more and more from scratch.

So, what do you think about sugar? Is it really evil? Do you love it? Are you addicted?(Like I am!)

TracyWills · 17-03-2015 10:35am

dearg lady wrote: »

I've given up sugar temporarily but during that time I've been reading up a lot on the 'I quit sugar' programme, and watched the 'Fed up' documentary. It's quite scary how they portray it, highly addictive and extremely bad for us..in the quantities most people consume of course!
I've kept fruit in my diet, but cut out as much other sugar as possible. I've discovered of course it sneaks into all kinds of everyday products, so it's encouraging me to cook more and more from scratch.

So, what do you think about sugar? Is it really evil? Do you love it? Are you addicted?(Like I am!)

i am not addicted to sugar. but i really love to eat sweets i just limit my self eating sugar. everything that is too much always have a bad effect.

Zillah · 17-03-2015 7:16pm

Calling it the devil is a bit melodramatic but it should basically be way down the list of things to eat, it's pretty terrible. Unstable spikes in blood sugar and insulin, messes up hunger/satiety hormones, stresses the liver, rots the teeth, allows you to eat massive amounts of calories while still leaving you hungry, contributes to high cholesterol, and it's the main cause of the US obesity crisis, aka 'metabolic syndrome', which is effectively the body's reaction to extremely excessive sugar intake...just awful.

The one exception is exercise. If you eat sugar in and around intense exercise your body will burn it for energy then and there or uses it to rebuild glycogen stores after, which is fine. It drink a post-gym shake with glucose and powdered oats in it, for example, to kickstart recovery.

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 17-03-2015 7:20pm

So what are you subbing in for essentially all your carbs? I'd be ravenous all day if I couldn't get my carbs in.

dearg lady · 17-03-2015 7:27pm

Zillah wrote: »

Calling it the devil is a bit melodramatic but it should basically be way down the list of things to eat, it's pretty terrible. Unstable spikes in blood sugar and insulin, messes up hunger/satiety hormones, stresses the liver, rots the teeth, allows you to eat massive amounts of calories while still leaving you hungry, contributes to high cholesterol, and it's the main cause of the US obesity crisis, aka 'metabolic syndrome', which is effectively the body's reaction to extremely excessive sugar intake...just awful.

The one exception is exercise. If you eat sugar in and around intense exercise your body will burn it for energy then and there or uses it to rebuild glycogen stores after, which is fine. It drink a post-gym shake with glucose and powdered oats in it, for example, to kickstart recovery.

I asked if it's evil, not the devil

Yep, all of what you've said ties in with what I've been reading. I think I was surprised at just HOW bad it is.

donkeyoaty0099 wrote: »

So what are you subbing in for essentially all your carbs? I'd be ravenous all day if I couldn't get my carbs in.

I'm still eating fruit, and stuff with low levels of sugar, so I'm getting plenty of carbs

Tar.Aldarion · 21-03-2015 2:06am

Look into a macrobiotic diet, I've never felt better than after having those meals. It's a terribly addictive thing, better off to lower it if you can.

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