SWEET FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUGAR

[Guest guest]

The following comes from Dr. Sears:Sugar, like fat, gets a lot of sour press, some deserved, some not. Babies are born with a sweet tooth. Human milk is quite sweet, so a child begins life making the connection between eating, drinking, and pleasure. Sugars are one form of carbohydrates and carbohydrates are good for you, as long as you eat the right kinds in the right amounts. Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. You couldn't live or work without them. Your body needs a lot of carbohydrates - around 60 to 70 percent of your total calories should be in the form of carbs. But before you reach for the carbs in a candy bar, take some time to learn about sugar and other kinds of carbs. Over-processed, factory-made sugars and starches have given carbohydrates a bad reputation. Once you understand which carbs are best for your body, including which sugars are good for you, you can indulge a sweet tooth and still enjoy sweet health.-----------About Dr. Bill:Dr. Sears, or Dr. Bill as his "little patients" call him, is the father of eight children as well as the author of over 30 books on childcare. Dr. Bill is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Bill received his pediatric training at Harvard Medical School's Children's Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto -- the largest children’s hospital in the world, where he served as associate ward chief of the newborn nursery and associate professor of pediatrics. Dr. Sears is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatricians (RCP).Dr. Bill is also a medical and parenting consultant for BabyTalk and Parenting magazines and the pediatrician on the website Parenting.com.About Dr. Jim:James M. Sears, MD or "Dr. Jim," as he is known in the office, is a board-certified Pediatrician in private practice with his father and brother in Southern California. Dr. Jim has been married to Diane for 19 years and they have two children ~ a 14 year-old actress/ballerina/history buff, Lea, and 10 year-old Jedi Knight/bike stunt rider/Lego enthusiast, Jonathan.Dr Jim will be co-hosting the Dr. Phil spin-off series called, THE DOCTORS! Premiering Monday, September 8th, this is a nationally syndicated hour-long daily talk show. Dr Jim is very excited to be hosting this show along with four other doctors. It will be informative and entertaining!Dr. Jim earned his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1996 and completed his pediatric residency at Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, Tod Children's Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio in 1999. During his residency, he received the honor of "emergency medicine resident of the year."Dr Jim has been featured on Parenting.com's "Ask the Experts," and has written for Parenting and BabyTalk magazine. Dr Sears' medical advice has been featured on "Dr. Phil" and the PBS parenting series, "Help Me Grow." He is an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com, and is co-author of The Healthiest Kid in the Neighborhood (Little, Brown 2006), Father's First Steps - Twenty-Five Things Every New Father Should Know, (Harvard Common Press 2006). The Premature Baby Book (Little, Brown 2004), The Baby Sleep Book (Little, Brown 2006) and the best selling The Baby Book - Revised Edition (Little, Brown 2003).Dr. Jim frequently travels the country speaking about the importance of good family nutrition. In his entertaining lectures, he shares many of the nutritional changes that keep his family healthy and helped him lose over 40 pounds! He is most passionate about the vital role that nutrition plays in a variety of medical and behavioral problems.Dr. Jim's personal passions include endurance cycling, triathlon, sailboat racing and musical theater with his daughter, Lea. His favorite role has been Harold Hill in "The Music Man". Other recentt productions include "Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat" (French brother), "The Wizard of Oz" (Cowardly Lion), "Annie" (Rooster), "Fiddler on the Roof" (Lazar Wolf) "Oliver! (Mr. Bumble) and Big River (King). In his free time, Dr. Jim enjoys snow skiing, hiking, and mountain biking (especially during a beautiful sunrise!).About Dr. Bob:Robert W. Sears, MD, is a father of three, board-certified in Pediatrics, and a co-author in the Sears Parenting Library. "Dr. Bob", as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. He did his pediatric internship and residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, finishing in 1998. Dr. Bob is the proud father of three active boys, Andrew, age 15, Alex, age 12, and Joshua age 6. He and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Dana Point, CA. In his spare time Dr. Bob enjoys surfing the California waves, mountain biking, playing bass guitar with his teenage son guitarist, and trying to keep up with his three children.Dr. Bob enjoys a very unique approach to pediatrics by providing a combination of alternative and traditional medical care. He has a passion for healthy natural living and incorporates this knowledge into a style of disease treatment and prevention that you won?t find in most doctors offices. By limiting antibiotic use, using science-based natural treatment approaches whenever possible, and focusing on good nutrition and immune system health, Dr. Bob takes preventative medicine to a whole new level. His commitment to breastfeeding success for all his patients also helps babies get a right start in life.Dr. Bob has a particular passion for helping parents understand childhood vaccines and the options open to them in choosing the safest possible vaccine schedule for their child. As the solo author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child, his in-depth knowledge of vaccines and the diseases they prevent has helped parents nationwide get a better understanding of this complex and confusing issue.Having had the privilege to help raise three active boys, Dr. Bob has grown fond of the "parenting" side of pediatrics. He especially enjoys talking to parents in his practice about the joys, and trials, of watching their little babies and toddlers thrive through the first several years of life.Dr. Bob is committed to enjoying a slow-paced, casual atmosphere in the office, providing long checkups, giving parents the flexibility to ask for house calls at home when needed and being one of the very few Orange County pediatricians to be available after hours, overnight, and on weekends for phone calls and home visits. Because he is not contracted with any insurance companies he is able to focus his attention 100% on just being a doctor without having to worry about the business side of running an insurance-based office. His patients take care of billing their own insurance themselves and find that once they learn the process it is very easy.Dr. Bob has appeared on the Dr. Phil show to offer advice on child behavior and parenting issues. He has also appeared on the Ellen DeGeneris show, CNN's House Calls with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the CBS Early Show, and PBS?s "A Place of Our Own".Dr. Bob is a frequent speaker at La Leche League conferences, including Colorado, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, California/Nevada and the International LLL Conference 2007 as well as various parenting health Expos. He has written for Contemporary Pediatrics, Newsweek Japan, and dozen?s of regional parenting magazines across the nation. Dr. Bob is co-author of The Updated Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book 2005 and Father's First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child and an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com and several other parenting websites. He is also a regular contributor to Working Mother magazine.

[Guest guest]

Well, Tom...I disagree with some (not all) of what Dr. Sears has to say. We could get into a research war and wear each other out sending links back and forth (and annoy everyone on this list in the process), but I think it's safe to say that we disagree on this issue and neither one of us is going to convince the other, LOL! How 'bout we call a truce and just recognize and respect each others' opinion? I will readily admit that I have a knee jerk reaction to children being fed simple sugars (not to be confused with complex carbs such as healthy fruit) due to my family history of diabetes. I cringe every time I see my son and DIL give my one-year-old granddaughter sugary stuff! But the truth is that she is probably not going to die from it nor will she likely become morbidly obese or whatever malady is being blamed on sugar today. I think we need to agree to disagree and call it a day.

 

Are you cool with that???

 

Respectfully Yours,

 

Celia

 

 

The Oklahoma Tomcat <jonesfamilyhomestead"Groups, " Friday, September 5, 2008 10:22:49 PM[RFSL] SWEET FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUGAR

 

 

The following comes from Dr. Sears:Sugar, like fat, gets a lot of sour press, some deserved, some not. Babies are born with a sweet tooth. Human milk is quite sweet, so a child begins life making the connection between eating, drinking, and pleasure. Sugars are one form of carbohydrates and carbohydrates are good for you, as long as you eat the right kinds in the right amounts. Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. You couldn't live or work without them. Your body needs a lot of carbohydrates - around 60 to 70 percent of your total calories should be in the form of carbs. But before you reach for the carbs in a candy bar, take some time to learn about sugar and other kinds of carbs. Over-processed, factory-made sugars and starches have given carbohydrates a bad reputation. Once you understand which carbs are best for your body, including which sugars are good for you, you can indulge

a sweet tooth and still enjoy sweet health.------------ --------- --------- --------- -----

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[Guest guest]

I agree Celia. My wife and I do limit processed Sugars. Infact we have been ridiculled by somes because we do limit processed Sugars. We do use the food perimid as a guide when it comes to complex sugars and we are all extreamly healthy. When we go for physicals the doctors always compliment us. And energy... we are all very active for our ages.

 

Love,

The Oklahoma Tomcat

http://joneshomestead.tripod.com/My blog: http://thelifeofanoklhahomatomcat.blogspot.com/My : jonesfamilyhomestead/--------I believe - That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn'tmean they do.

- Celia Browne

Monday, September 08, 2008 4:50 PM

Re: [RFSL] SWEET FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUGAR

 

 

 

Well, Tom...I disagree with some (not all) of what Dr. Sears has to say. We could get into a research war and wear each other out sending links back and forth (and annoy everyone on this list in the process), but I think it's safe to say that we disagree on this issue and neither one of us is going to convince the other, LOL! How 'bout we call a truce and just recognize and respect each others' opinion? I will readily admit that I have a knee jerk reaction to children being fed simple sugars (not to be confused with complex carbs such as healthy fruit) due to my family history of diabetes. I cringe every time I see my son and DIL give my one-year-old granddaughter sugary stuff! But the truth is that she is probably not going to die from it nor will she likely become morbidly obese or whatever malady is being blamed on sugar today. I think we need to agree to disagree and call it a day.

 

Are you cool with that???

 

Respectfully Yours,

 

Celia

 

 

The Oklahoma Tomcat <jonesfamilyhomestead"Groups, " Friday, September 5, 2008 10:22:49 PM[RFSL] SWEET FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SUGAR

 

 

The following comes from Dr. Sears:Sugar, like fat, gets a lot of sour press, some deserved, some not. Babies are born with a sweet tooth. Human milk is quite sweet, so a child begins life making the connection between eating, drinking, and pleasure. Sugars are one form of carbohydrates and carbohydrates are good for you, as long as you eat the right kinds in the right amounts. Carbohydrates are your body's main source of energy. You couldn't live or work without them. Your body needs a lot of carbohydrates - around 60 to 70 percent of your total calories should be in the form of carbs. But before you reach for the carbs in a candy bar, take some time to learn about sugar and other kinds of carbs. Over-processed, factory-made sugars and starches have given carbohydrates a bad reputation. Once you understand which carbs are best for your body, including which sugars are good for you, you can indulge a sweet tooth and still enjoy sweet health.------------ --------- --------- --------- -----

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