Sugar: The Bitter Truth
What does seem pretty clear is that table sugar is not my friend if I don't want to become insulin resistant or develop type 2 diabetes. Attached is a video I watched about sugar that I would highly recommend. Now maybe some of you have seen this video already.
I think it's interesting that I think I watched it several years ago. So why didn't it have much of an impact on me then I've wondered? Well for one he calls sugar a poison.
That strikes me as a pretty radical assessment.
How could it be a poison if it's something I've been eating all my life and I'm still here? As well as so many others I see around me. So while I'm sure I was incensed with the info at the time it didn't lead to lasting change.
As I listened to it this second time however, I thought of the term poison a little differently.
Instead of something that kills you immediately upon ingestion I thought of times in history where subordinates poisoned their superiors slowly by degrees so as not to be noticed. That's how I see sugar now, as a slow and silent killer. Do I think that we should never let sugar touch our lips?
Well the body is amazing in it's ability to deal with toxins.
Perhaps there is an amount of sugar that would not cause an irreparable amount of harm? I'm convinced that amount is way less than what a typical American consumes. I think the amount we can consume safely is going to be an individual matter.
It's going to depend on our genetics and our current level of insulin resistance and our goals whether they are weight loss or health or specific disease avoidance.
Nevertheless I would highly recommend this video if you want to learn about the dangers of sugar and be motivated not to consume much of it.
I think it's interesting that I think I watched it several years ago. So why didn't it have much of an impact on me then I've wondered? Well for one he calls sugar a poison.
That strikes me as a pretty radical assessment.
How could it be a poison if it's something I've been eating all my life and I'm still here? As well as so many others I see around me. So while I'm sure I was incensed with the info at the time it didn't lead to lasting change.
As I listened to it this second time however, I thought of the term poison a little differently.
Instead of something that kills you immediately upon ingestion I thought of times in history where subordinates poisoned their superiors slowly by degrees so as not to be noticed. That's how I see sugar now, as a slow and silent killer. Do I think that we should never let sugar touch our lips?
Well the body is amazing in it's ability to deal with toxins.
Perhaps there is an amount of sugar that would not cause an irreparable amount of harm? I'm convinced that amount is way less than what a typical American consumes. I think the amount we can consume safely is going to be an individual matter.
It's going to depend on our genetics and our current level of insulin resistance and our goals whether they are weight loss or health or specific disease avoidance.
Nevertheless I would highly recommend this video if you want to learn about the dangers of sugar and be motivated not to consume much of it.
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