Easier Said Than Done: Giving up sugar has sweet rewards
Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:00
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Send to friendIt’s been two weeks since I began cutting out sugars, including most fruits, from my meals. And I feel great. I haven’t lost more than a pound or so, but I do feel different. I’ve switched to Stevia to sweeten my coffee and am using a no-sugar creamer. It doesn’t taste as great as when I was using heaping teaspoons of a cappuccino drink mix in my coffee, so I’m not drinking as much coffee.
Now I think it was the high sugar content of that mix, rather than the coffee, that actually drove my craving to consume as many as six to eight cups a day.
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Many factors contribute to the development of obesity, yet nutritionists,
health experts and researchers generally agree that the chief cause is an
imbalance between calories consumed and calories burned. Excessive calories
can be consumed as fats, proteins, alcohol or carbohydrates. The American
Dietetic Association notes, “Excess body fat [obesity] arises from the
energy imbalance caused by taking in too much energy and expending too little
energy. … Obesity is a complex problem and its cause cannot be simply
attributed to any one component of the food supply such as sweeteners.”
(American Dietetic Association. 2004. Use of nutritive and nonnutritive
sweeteners. J Am Diet Assoc 104:255-275. As many dietitians agree, all sugars
should be consumed in moderation as part of a balanced lifestyle. Consumers
can learn more about high fructose corn syrup at www.SweetSurprise.com.
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