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Fat was made the villain with faulty statistics. Sugar, on the other hand, is very obviously bad for you. It causes type 2 diabetes, it causes caries, and it a
by tomatsu 10y ago
Fat was made the villain with faulty statistics.
Sugar, on the other hand, is very obviously bad for you. It causes type 2 diabetes, it causes caries, and it also suppresses the feeling of satiety. Reducing your sugar intake is the easiest way to get into better shape.
Exercise is important, but it won't undo all the damage. E.g. if you heavily drink and smoke, no amount of exercise will undo that. It's the same with sugar. Exercise won't undo all those insulin spikes.
It's true that we need glucose, but we need it at a slow and steady rate. We don't need it at a rate which causes a massive insulin response. If your body actively combats the amount of sugar in your bloodstream, you apparently overdid it.
Non-processed food without added sugars is a good way to get a little bit of sugar over the course of several hours. The absorption rate is delayed by fibers. That's why fruits are fine while juice isn't.
The big problem with avoiding processed food is that it's really inconvenient. Cooking, just like exercise, takes time and effort.
- nibs 10y agoA nitpick of this comment would be that caries are an autoimmune response caused by the acids that sugars (and some other foods) induce in your saliva. When you eat sugar, your body creates acid to break it down, and the presence of the acid in your mouth after the sugar is gone results in an autoimmune-style attack on your enamel.
- maxerickson 10y agoThe acid is produced by bacteria. Saliva itself tends to have a neutral PH.
- GordonS 10y agoWe only actually need a tiny amount of glucose
- forgetsusername 10y ago>Sugar, on the other hand, is very obviously bad for you No, excess sugar is bad for you.
- tomatsu 10y agoGiven that it's so easy to overshoot your daily sugar budget, you should just try to avoid sugar in general. E.g. if you eat some premade pasta sauce and some slices of toast, you're probably very close to exceeding your budget. So, it would be a good idea to not have a can of pop or some cookies. Anyhow, if you only eat veggies and meat, you'll do just fine. The big problem is the added sugar found in most processed foods.