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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Restricted eating actually leads to disordered eating.  If we stop giving sugar this power as such a bad thing to avoid we'd all likely be a lot happier! [/quote]

We restrict allergens and it doesn't lead to disordered eating. We restrict alcohol. We restrict toxins. Sugar is in the same category.

Research on sugar is improving every year and the bottom line is not great.

https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/publications-archive/brain/sugar-brain (A 2012 study in animals by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles indicated a positive relationship between the consumption of fructose, another form of sugar, and the aging of cells, while a 2009 study, also using an animal model, conducted by a team of scientists at the University of Montreal and Boston College, linked excess glucose consumption to memory and cognitive deficiencies.)

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2008/12/10/sugar-can-be-addictive-princeton-scientist-says, also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210331130910.htm (U. Ga. study, too much sugar consumption impairs brain development and memory; lasts into adulthood)

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/chronic-high-blood-sugar-may-be-detrimental-developing-brain-young-children

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7689136/ (sugar intake mirrors addictive reward system in brain, withdrawal behaviors; contributes to obesity and heart disease)
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