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Default "My Family Stopped Eating Sugar for a Year and This is What Happened"

On 4/11/2014 8:16 PM, Cheri wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 4/11/2014 5:16 PM, Jeßus wrote:
>>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:31:34 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>>>
>>>> Interesting!
>>>>
>>>>
https://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-livi...202700552.html
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>>>>
>>>> First paragraphs:
>>>>
>>>> By Eve O. Schaub, Special to Everyday Health
>>>>
>>>> Once upon a time, I was healthy - at least I thought I was.
>>>>
>>>> Sure, I lacked enough energy to get me through the day, but with all
>>>> the commercials on TV touting energy drinks for America's tired
>>>> masses, I always assumed I wasn't the only one suffering. And sure,
>>>> everyone in my family dreaded the coming cold and flu season, but
>>>> again, I thought come January everyone develops some degree of
>>>> germophobia.
>>>>
>>>> At least, that's what I thought until I heard some disturbing new
>>>> information about the effects of sugar...
>>>>
>>>> (snip)
>>>
>>> The corn lobby won't like that article.
>>>

>> The corn lobby won't pay much attention to it.
>>
>> I don't know why sugar or sugar derivatives/substitutes causing
>> problems comes as such a surprise. Obviously the person writing the
>> article never bothered to read ingredients labels. "I lacked enough
>> energy to get me through the day". Well yeah, if you start off with
>> something laden with sugar (like donuts or sugary cereal) you're gonna
>> crash in a few hours. Those energy drinks? Ugh. The author further
>> states, "According to several experts, sugar is the thing that is
>> making so many Americans fat and sick." Gee! Shocking news!
>>
>> Naturally if you eat foods that aren't laden with sugar you'll feel
>> better. That's just common sense. It's like people who reduce their
>> sodium intake. If you stop using so much salt when you cook you'll
>> certainly notice if prepared food tastes overly salty. It's not
>> rocket science.
>>
>> Jill

>
> Low carbers have known all of that for decades, nothing new there.
>
> Cheri


I'm not a low carber and I've known about it for decades, too.

Jill