Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 http://www.everydiet.org/articles/sugar_and_alternatives.htmEllen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Thanks for that 'History of Sugar' article, Ellen. I enjoyed reading this outstanding piece on sugar. It's informative without being sensational, gives the straight facts both bad and good without apparent bias. The other article called 'The Sugar Blues' isn't well written and it's misleading. By including sensationalized quotes from individuals who describe sugar as 'poison', the author has turned me off completely. When I read so-called 'information' like this, red flags go up, and I automatically discount everything in the entire article. It's so hard to tell what the truth is when there's so much opposing information out there. One 'expert' calls a color black while another calls it white. While I don't believe sugar is very good for you, I don't believe it's 'the devil' or 'poison'. Almost anything can be bad for us if it's overused and abused. On CNN, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld has addressed sugar and substitutes on two different occasions in response to viewer's questions. In one he said that given the choice between sugar and sugar substitutes, he would use sugar and simply try to use as little as possible. On another occasion, he said that if he HAD to use a sugar substitute, he would use saccharin over all those available. Russ central Fla Ellen Christian wrote: http://www.everydiet.org/articles/sugar_and_alternatives.htm Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 That was an interesting article on history of sugar, Ellen. Thank you for sending a link Barbara http://www.everydiet.org/articles/sugar_and_alternatives.htm Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 I think one reason it's hard to find straight facts about sugar is because it affects everyone differently. Some people seem to have no adverse affects from eating it-note I said "seem." I think it's harder to quantify what it does to people without their knowing it. Especially if they eat a typical American diet. I would suggest anyone who really wants to know what sugar is doing to them personally, stop eating all forms of sugar for an entire month. I did this, and for me it was life altering. For someone else, they may see no affects at all..... Cyndi In a message dated 1/27/2007 2:03:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, chammer writes: Thanks for that 'History of Sugar' article, Ellen. I enjoyed reading this outstanding piece on sugar. It's informative without being sensational, gives the straight facts both bad and good without apparent bias.The other article called 'The Sugar Blues' isn't well written and it's misleading. By including sensationalized quotes from individuals who describe sugar as 'poison', the author has turned me off completely. When I read so-called 'information' like this, red flags go up, and I automatically discount everything in the entire article. It's so hard to tell what the truth is when there's so much opposing information out there. One 'expert' calls a color black while another calls it white. While I don't believe sugar is very good for you, I don't believe it's 'the devil' or 'poison'. Almost anythingcan be bad for us if it's overused and abused. On CNN, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld has addressed sugar and substitutes on two different occasions in response to viewer's questions. In one he said that given the choice between sugar and sugar substitutes, he would use sugar and simply try to use as little as possible. On another occasion, he said that if he HAD to use a sugar substitute, he would use saccharin over all those available.Russcentral FlaEllen Christian wrote: http://www.everydiet.org/articles/sugar_and_alternatives.htm Ellen LaFleche-Christian Lilac Hill Homestead / Vermont http://tinyurl.com/lpfaf Don't pick lemons.See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 All I know is just one serving of sugary meal lowers the immune system for up to 48 hours. That is enough for me to stop eating sugar. Barbara I think one reason it's hard to find straight facts about sugar is because it affects everyone differently. Some people seem to have no adverse affects from eating it-note I said "seem." I think it's harder to quantify what it does to people without their knowing it. Especially if they eat a typical American diet. I would suggest anyone who really wants to know what sugar is doing to them personally, stop eating all forms of sugar for an entire month. I did this, and for me it was life altering. For someone else, they may see no affects at all..... Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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