Is Sugar Healthy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Everything in moderation.

Only if you aren’t a sugar addict, right?

You don’t tell an alcoholic to have some wine in moderation, do you?

DP, but I would yes.
Abstaining from something is a sign of weakness, saying you cannot control your urges, so it's good for someone to confront it and learn to moderate it. That's better than just avoiding it.

DP: I suggest you read up on the studies about actual sugar addiction. Sugar acts on the same brain receptors as heroin, so if you are susceptible, this is bad. It's like saying to an addict, have a little heroin in moderation, it'll be fine!

Anyone who is that far gone would have to be on a carnivore diet.

The body still makes glucose as needed for the brain.

Yeah, there are some very specific people who need to be on extreme low carb diets (like people with specific types of epilepsy) but that's not most people. Everything in moderation. My great grandad's favorite food was chocolate chip cookies and he lived to 100. But sure if he'd cut all sugar maybe he could have lived to 101?

No way to answer that, too many variables. Life could have been cut short by not ducking at the right moment while walking. Many narrow escapes even in diet.

Moderation is key. Learning to control urges and moderate things. Like the Buddha taught.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is "healthy", some things are just less unhealthy than others.

Also, when speaking of carbohydrates, one must specify, as all carbs = "sugar", but often people use the word sugar to specifically mean sucrose from cane sugar.

Carbs are ok in moderation for active people. The human body needs about 50-100grams of glucose a day, which it will make if you don't ingest any carbs at all. Most is used by the brain.

Sugar is not healthy. And some carbs are more healthy than others.

Once you cut sugars out and most carbs out (no desserts, no bread, no potatoes, no grains) and not alcohol and make your carbs be mostly fruits and vegetables your body will thank you.

I went on an eliminate sugars and most carbs. I start day with good protein and veggies (a "hash") and a dollop of guacamole/avocado, and I no longer crave snacks/sugary things. Lunch includes a protein and lots of veggies, same for dinner. Any snacks are fruits or veggies (but don't go overboard with fruits, as they are nutritious but lots of "sugar"---I eat more veggies than fruitsand when I eat fruits it's apples, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries---more nutrition for the carb level fruits.

Veggies---skip the potatoes and use sweet potatoes as your "starchy veggies", lots of greens and squashes.

I lost 8 lbs in 10 days doing this, no longer crave sugars and continue to loose weight. And I am not overweight---my BMI prior to this was 23.

I have so much more energy now, sleep better and just feel better. Haven't had bread or a cookie/dessert in 4+ weeks and no longer crave it. Blueberries and dark chocolate (once in a while treat) are enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Everything in moderation.

Only if you aren’t a sugar addict, right?

You don’t tell an alcoholic to have some wine in moderation, do you?

DP, but I would yes.
Abstaining from something is a sign of weakness, saying you cannot control your urges, so it's good for someone to confront it and learn to moderate it. That's better than just avoiding it.

The fact remains that sugars are NOT good for you. So avoiding it as much as possible is a healthy thing. It's not a sign of weakness to eat well and power your body for the future. Your 70yo+ self will thank you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Everything in moderation.

Only if you aren’t a sugar addict, right?

You don’t tell an alcoholic to have some wine in moderation, do you?

DP, but I would yes.
Abstaining from something is a sign of weakness, saying you cannot control your urges, so it's good for someone to confront it and learn to moderate it. That's better than just avoiding it.

DP: I suggest you read up on the studies about actual sugar addiction. Sugar acts on the same brain receptors as heroin, so if you are susceptible, this is bad. It's like saying to an addict, have a little heroin in moderation, it'll be fine!

I mean conflating heroin and sugar is a choice. Avoiding all sugar ever isn't possible, it simply isn't. Learning moderation and addressing it with a doctor if possible is the appropriate response to a sugar addiction, if someone is truly that level of addicted.

If you make your own meals, it is very possible to avoid all added sugars. You can get all your carbs from healthy sources---fruits and veggies. You don't need to add sugar to anything. Fruit can sweeten a smoothie--nothing else needed.
Once you do that, when you eat out you notice sugar is in all the dressings/sauces---your body really notices it once you are not addicted to it. And you actually crave NOT having the sugary stuff once your body adjusts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is "healthy", some things are just less unhealthy than others.

Also, when speaking of carbohydrates, one must specify, as all carbs = "sugar", but often people use the word sugar to specifically mean sucrose from cane sugar.

Carbs are ok in moderation for active people. The human body needs about 50-100grams of glucose a day, which it will make if you don't ingest any carbs at all. Most is used by the brain.

Sugar is not healthy. And some carbs are more healthy than others.

Once you cut sugars out and most carbs out (no desserts, no bread, no potatoes, no grains) and not alcohol and make your carbs be mostly fruits and vegetables your body will thank you.

Fructose is about the most unhealthy sugar you can consume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Everything in moderation.

Only if you aren’t a sugar addict, right?

You don’t tell an alcoholic to have some wine in moderation, do you?

DP, but I would yes.
Abstaining from something is a sign of weakness, saying you cannot control your urges, so it's good for someone to confront it and learn to moderate it. That's better than just avoiding it.

DP: I suggest you read up on the studies about actual sugar addiction. Sugar acts on the same brain receptors as heroin, so if you are susceptible, this is bad. It's like saying to an addict, have a little heroin in moderation, it'll be fine!

I mean conflating heroin and sugar is a choice. Avoiding all sugar ever isn't possible, it simply isn't. Learning moderation and addressing it with a doctor if possible is the appropriate response to a sugar addiction, if someone is truly that level of addicted.

If you make your own meals, it is very possible to avoid all added sugars. You can get all your carbs from healthy sources---fruits and veggies. You don't need to add sugar to anything. Fruit can sweeten a smoothie--nothing else needed.
Once you do that, when you eat out you notice sugar is in all the dressings/sauces---your body really notices it once you are not addicted to it. And you actually crave NOT having the sugary stuff once your body adjusts.

^ This is not the PP. I wouldn't say stuff like that. And all carbs = sugar. Sucrose is what this ^ poster is on about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sugar is posion

So is water

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is "healthy", some things are just less unhealthy than others.

Also, when speaking of carbohydrates, one must specify, as all carbs = "sugar", but often people use the word sugar to specifically mean sucrose from cane sugar.

Carbs are ok in moderation for active people. The human body needs about 50-100grams of glucose a day, which it will make if you don't ingest any carbs at all. Most is used by the brain.

Sugar is not healthy. And some carbs are more healthy than others.

Once you cut sugars out and most carbs out (no desserts, no bread, no potatoes, no grains) and not alcohol and make your carbs be mostly fruits and vegetables your body will thank you.

Fructose is about the most unhealthy sugar you can consume.

That's funny, because honey is almost entirely comprised of fructose.

[Anonymous]

No. Inflamatary.

[Anonymous]

We can rely on facts, not just opinions. Sugar is not healthy - Sucrose and glucose, specifically. Fructose is better, but still should be limited somewhat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is "healthy", some things are just less unhealthy than others.

Also, when speaking of carbohydrates, one must specify, as all carbs = "sugar", but often people use the word sugar to specifically mean sucrose from cane sugar.

Carbs are ok in moderation for active people. The human body needs about 50-100grams of glucose a day, which it will make if you don't ingest any carbs at all. Most is used by the brain.

Sugar is not healthy. And some carbs are more healthy than others.

Once you cut sugars out and most carbs out (no desserts, no bread, no potatoes, no grains) and not alcohol and make your carbs be mostly fruits and vegetables your body will thank you.

Fructose is about the most unhealthy sugar you can consume.

That's funny, because honey is almost entirely comprised of fructose.

Well, not quite. Bees convert sucrose to glucose and fructose and a few other sugars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can rely on facts, not just opinions. Sugar is not healthy - Sucrose and glucose, specifically. Fructose is better, but still should be limited somewhat.

LMAO. You realllllllllllly need to study more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is "healthy", some things are just less unhealthy than others.

Also, when speaking of carbohydrates, one must specify, as all carbs = "sugar", but often people use the word sugar to specifically mean sucrose from cane sugar.

Carbs are ok in moderation for active people. The human body needs about 50-100grams of glucose a day, which it will make if you don't ingest any carbs at all. Most is used by the brain.

Sugar is not healthy. And some carbs are more healthy than others.

Once you cut sugars out and most carbs out (no desserts, no bread, no potatoes, no grains) and not alcohol and make your carbs be mostly fruits and vegetables your body will thank you.

Fructose is about the most unhealthy sugar you can consume.

That's funny, because honey is almost entirely comprised of fructose.

Honey is about 40% fructose 40% glucose.
It's not the sugar in honey that makes it beneficial in any way either.

Human body breaks down every sugar you eat into glucose.

Fructose is the most fattening sugar, and especially harmful to the liver.

[Anonymous]

No. Salt is ok, but processed sugar is really bad for you. My highly regarded GP said to think of sweet “treats” as smoking cigarettes. Only downsides in the long run.

[Anonymous]

I find my sugar in fruits, in veggies, in yogurt, in dates, in whole plant based foods, in honey. I do not find the need to eat white sugar any more, or any other sweetener.

It took me a few weeks but sugar is an addiction and it took me some time to withdraw from this addiction. Once I gave up sugar i could actually taste real food and now I cannot eat added sugar. I am still eating lots of fruits and so natural sugars is a part of my life for sure.