Avoid Sugar

[Unkotare]

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I'm still trying to get over the icky "keto flu" that hits when I have -- possibly inadvertently -- stopped consuming carbs. It's AWFUL!

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[Couchpotato]

Are you diabetic? What place do delusionally image that you have to tell me that what I have directly experienced, what most of my relatives have experienced, is false?

You're like those cretins that attack my religion, spreading all sorts of hateful lies about it, and then tell me I am wrong when I point out how radically the claims they make about my religion contradict my direct experience and knowledge as a member thereof.

One of us definitely has the whole of his capacity taken up by solid digestive waste and it is not I.

Im pretty sure the Mayo Clinic knows more about diabetes than you do. In fact I’m not pretty sure I know for a fact they do. Since what you’re saying is in direct opposition to what they say I know for a fact youre full of shit. Feel free to post a link to any credible site that contradicts what the MC says.

Ill wait, but we both know you’re not going to post a link don’t we…..

 

[Couchpotato]

I know the difference between type 1 and type 2.

My father was in his sixties, when he was diagnosed with it. The same year, I was 40, and my brother would have been in his thirties, when we each got it.

I don't know when nearly as much detail, the ages of all my uncles, cousins, grandfather, and such at the onset of their diabetes, but it was all in adulthood.

And most have been overweight, to some degree or another, especially after the onset; with me standing out as a prominent exception.

Clearly you do not.

 

[Unkotare]

Are you diabetic? What place do delusionally image that you have to tell me that what I have directly experienced, what most of my relatives have experienced, is false?

You're like those cretins that attack my religion, spreading all sorts of hateful lies about it, and then tell me I am wrong when I point out how radically the claims they make about my religion contradict my direct experience and knowledge as a member thereof.

One of us definitely has the whole of his capacity taken up by solid digestive waste and it is not I.

Your religion causes diabetes?

Sweet Lord!

 

[Unkotare]

The only thing that shit works for is healing stubborn wounds. Works a miracle for that.

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[MarathonMike]

Artificial sweeteners may even be worse for you than sugar. They contain many chemicals that have bad long term consequences.

Yes, I'm convinced that diet Coke is low grade poison.

 

[initforme]

So why do we allow food companies to toxify the public?

 

[Unkotare]

So why do we allow food companies to toxify the public?

“Allow”?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

True that. I spent a month going to a wound care clinic and was amazed that they had a sugar ointment called 'Therahoney Gel."

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My brother used to use sugar that way.

Honey is actually the first thing I'd slap on a wound.

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[Carl in Michigan]

In oversimplified terms, it is a matter of how many calories you take in, compared to how many you burn

Very over simplified

300 calories worth of Little Debbie's affects the body a LOT differently than 300 calories of tuna or beans

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Yes, I'm convinced that diet Coke is low grade poison.

Th rumor is Nutrasweet began as a rat poison

 

[Carl in Michigan]

It depends on the individual.

For me, yes, artificial sweeteners are better for my health than sugar.

As a diabetic (because of surgery) I have to choose artificial sweeteners

 

[Foxfyre]

I consume lots of protein and keep sugar intake at a minimum.

I try to keep sugar intake limited to that in fruit plus a little wild, unprocessed honey. I am not a fanatic about it and don't always pass up the hostess's desert and I don't always have a lot of will power when somebody gifts us with sweet treats, but I rarely make dessert for just us and if the recipe calls for sweetener, I use stevia or unprocessed honey. I do know the very well documented downside to refined sugar and do mostly avoid it as much as reasonable.

I have never done the heavy research on these dietary issues, but I tend to believe the author of the article is correct that refined sugar and other highly processed food in our diet is the absolute reason we have so many debilitating and annoying chronic health issues.

I also am of vintage age, do really have a sweet tooth, so I just choose not to give up ALL sweet things at this stage of my life. But I try to be smart about using healthier, less harmful sweets.

 

[MarathonMike]

So why do we allow food companies to toxify the public?

That is a great question! Perhaps the food industry happily toxifies the public with addictive additives like sugar because it helps their profits. And the medical industry doesn't complain too loudly since that supplies them with an endless supply of very unhealthy people needing their services.

 

[Foxfyre]

As a diabetic (because of surgery) I have to choose artificial sweeteners

I recommend stevia or stevia blended with erythritol instead of using saccarin or sucralose or other artificial sweeteners. The research shows the body is far less adversely affected by them.

My kitchen is something of a science lab anymore as I have dinner guests who have Celiac, are diabetic (no two are exactly alike in what spikes their blood sugar), have dangerous allergies, GERD, IBS, and other intolerances. I've learned how to put an appetizing meal on the table that accommodates all though.

 

[Unkotare]

As a diabetic (because of surgery) I have to choose artificial sweeteners

"Because of surgery"?

 

[Couchpotato]

"Because of surgery"?

Pancreas removal?

 

[Unkotare]

I try to keep sugar intake limited to that in fruit plus a little wild, unprocessed honey. I am not a fanatic about it and don't always pass up the hostess's desert and I don't always have a lot of will power when somebody gifts us with sweet treats, but I rarely make dessert for just us and if the recipe calls for sweetener, I use stevia or unprocessed honey. I do know the very well documented downside to refined sugar and do mostly avoid it as much as reasonable.

I have never done the heavy research on these dietary issues, but I tend to believe the author of the article is correct that refined sugar and other highly processed food in our diet is the absolute reason we have so many debilitating and annoying chronic health issues.

I also am of vintage age, do really have a sweet tooth, so I just choose not to give up ALL sweet things at this stage of my life. But I try to be smart about using healthier, less harmful sweets.

Just cut back on the crack.

 

[Unkotare]

Pancreas removal?

Wow. That'll do it.

 

[Couchpotato]

Wow. That'll do it.

That’s just a guess.