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- Diana Herrington
- January 2, 2013
- 10:30 am
- 313 comments
OK. I admit it. I’m a little intense about the subject of sugar.
As a child I was practically raised on white sugar and feel that it had a part in my many health problems which took me decades to overcome. You can read some of my story here: Diana’s Story. It was a different time back then. There was not the awareness about nutrition that there is now.
I’m going to give you strategies to avoid sugar and the cravings, but first I must make a few points about why you would want to do such a thing. This was already dealt with briefly in my previous article on artificial sweeteners.
7 Reasons to Give Up Sugar:
1. Sugar is Not Food – It is empty calories with little nutritional value and actually causes your body to steal vitamins from other vital organs in attempt to process the sugar, leaving you undernourished.
2. Sugar Makes You Fat – It is filled with calories that are stored in your fat tissues.
3. Sugar Makes You Nervous – There is a clear link between excess sugar and disorders like anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia, because of extreme levels of insulin and adrenalin.
4. Sugar Causes Diabetes, Kidney and Heart Problems – Excess sugar can damage the pancreas’s ability to function properly.
5. Sugar Kills Your Teeth – Sugar increases the bacteria in your mouth that erodes enamel. The biggest crime is that many popular toothpastes contain sugar which is not required to be put the on the label.
6. Sugar Suppresses the Immune System - Sugar interferes with the body by overtaxing its defenses.
7. Sugar Causes Wrinkles – A high-sugar diet damages collagen.
The average American consumes 20 teaspoons of added sugar each day; that is 2-3 pounds of sugar per week! This is added sugar; not sugar naturally found in fruit, vegetables, grains and milk. The World Health Organization says no more than 10 percent of calories should come from added sweeteners; that is a maximum of 12 teaspoons of sugar for a 2,200-calorie diet. Twenty teaspoons may sound like a lot of sugar to get through in one day, but…
Consider the following:
- Low-fat fruit yogurt (125ml) contains 4 1/2 tsp of sugar.
- 2 slices white bread contains 6 tsp of sugar.
- Wheaties (1 bowl & 1/2 tsp sugar) contains 3-4 tsp sugar.
- 1 glazed donut contains 6 tsp of sugar.
- A 12 ounce Pepsi contains 10 tsp of sugar.
That is a total of 29.5 teaspoons of sugar! It is easy to see why sugar consumption is on the rise when we look at how many foods have added sugar in them.
There is hope….
Next: How to get off sugar
Read more: All recipes, Desserts, Diabetes, Diet & Nutrition, Eating for Health, Food, Health, cravings, sugar, sugar addiction
Diana Herrington
Diana Herrington turned a debilitating health crisis into a passion for helping others with healthy, sugar-free, gluten-free, eating and cooking. After testing and researching every possible healthy therapy on her delicate system she has developed simple, powerful principles which she shares in her recent book Eating Green and Lean, and as host to Care2 groups: Healthy Living Network and Healthy Cooking. She is the head chef at Real Food for Life, where she shares recipes and tips. Sign up for the Real Food for Life weekly newsletter or catch her on Facebook or Twitter (@DancinginLife).
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will try to eat in moderation and exercise more
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Thank you for sharing
what difference does it make in taste/smell if not dried upsidedown?
313 comments
+ add your ownHmm will this knowledge now sto my cravings?
Igive it a try.
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I rarely add sugar but the stuff in in so much processed foods it is difficult to avoid. Very hard to get off sugary foods..
Great article. I have found that cutting out on acidic foods and switching to alkaline foods has made all the difference for me. When your body has a healthy acid/alkaline balance you will notice that the cravings will eventually fade away. Plus it does wonders for your skin and shifts unneeded fat.
If you're unsure of what foods are alkaline, there is a really good presentation you can watch online by Emma Deangela which I highly recommend. Here's a direct link to the video: www.TheAlkalineDietGuide.info
beat the cravings ae horrible cause for me no easons to get off sugar effects the cravings.
good information !
Sugar causes wrinkles!! There's a good reason to switch to Stevia.! Thank you Diana.
Ouch. No more sugar for me. Thanks.
The only added sugar I add to my diet is 1 or 2 hard candies a day if I feel like it. A hard candy, anykind(coffee, cinnamon, spearmint, whatever) has about 4 grams of sugar a piece. Easy to track and control.
great info, thanks. I always seem to get sugar cravings at night time.
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