Say No to Sugar for One Week and Feel Great

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" Say No

to Sugar for One Week and Feel Great "

 

by Chet Day

 

According to the Center for Science in the Public

Interest, per capita consumption of added sugars has risen by 28% since 1983.

The average American consumes at least 64 pounds of sugar per year, and the

average teenage boy at least 109 pounds.

 

Consuming the typical amount of white sugar makes most

people moody or hyper or cranky or nasty or just plain sick.

 

Scientific studies funded by the sugar industry

" prove " that white sugar won't hurt us one lick and is supposedly

good for us.

 

Baloney.

 

Be your own scientific study. Remove all white sugar from

your diet for seven days and amaze yourself at how much better you'll feel at

the end of that period. Be sure to check with your doctor before trying this if

you are diabetic or have any kind of health problems related to sugar intake.

 

More disturbing sugar facts from the CSPI:

 

The typical American gets 16% of his or her calories from

added sugars.

 

Children aged 6 to 11 get 18% of their calories from

added sugars.

 

Teenagers (12 to 19) get 20% of their calories from added

sugars.

 

USDA projects that if consumption trends continue,

added-sugars intake will increase almost 20% between

1996 and 2005.

 

People who consume diets high in added sugars consume

lower levels of fiber; vitamins A, C, E, and folate; magnesium; calcium; and

other nutrients. By displacing protective nutrients and foods in the diet,

added sugars may increase the risk of osteoporosis, cancer, high blood

pressure, heart disease and other health problems.

 

Calorie-dense foods, which are typically high in sugar

and/or fat, contribute to obesity. Between 1976-80 and 1988-94, overweight

rates in teenage boys rose from 5% to 12%, in teenage girls from 7% to 11%, and

in adults from 25% to 35%. If you think the obesity trend hasn't continued,

stop and look at the people around you when you're outside today.

 

I repeat the point of today's health tip: remove all

refined sugar (read the labels on everything you eat and purchase) out of your

diet for one week and see how much better you feel and act without the stuff in

your body.

 

Some docs were onto the dangers of refined sugar almost a

hundred years ago. For an interesting flash from the past, check out:

 

http://chetday.com/sugar.html