Anonymous wrote: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 wrote: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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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.