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I eliminated regular sugar to a bare minimum in my diet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Dea

I eliminated regular sugar to a bare minimum in my diet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly

hedora 3y ago
Pure carbs (so anything with white flour) is pretty close to pure sugar. I increased my fiber intake by trying to make sure that anything with carbs has a higher % daily value of fiber than carbohydrates. I've been feeling a lot better, and have been slowly losing weight ever since. Calorie counting worked OK for me in the past, but then I gained the weight back. Anyway, from what I can tell, when health studies show that "processed foods" are unhealthy, they invariably just mean foods that have had the fiber replaced with sugar and salt. Of course, studies show that not doing what I just said to do causes heart disease, diabetes, obesity, gastrointestinal ailments, and many other health problems. I wish some whole foods competitor would pop up that only sold low-salt, high-fiber foods with no added sugar. Most grocery stores stock such things, but it's less than 5% of the selection, so finding it is always like looking for a needle in a haystack. The hypothetical store could even have a sign out front saying "shopping here will significantly increase your life expectancy".
- gen220 3y ago
  > low-salt, high-fiber foods with no added sugar Only half tongue-in-cheek, but if you stick to the produce and dried goods sections, this is pretty much every grocery store! In all seriousness, yes it's a problem. But unfortunately it's an unholy trinity of consumers (give me flavor!), grocers (give me shelf life!) and producers (give me lower costs!) that is practically impossible to dislodge beyond generational shifts in preferences (which are, indeed, happening ime). Short of that, the best thing we can do is to do as much "processing" ourselves as possible, and gradually expand one brand/product at a time as you gain trust and do your research.

I eliminated regular sugar to a bare minimum in my diet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure,_White_and_Deadly

hedora 3y ago

Pure carbs (so anything with white flour) is pretty close to pure sugar. I increased my fiber intake by trying to make sure that anything with carbs has a higher % daily value of fiber than carbohydrates. I've been feeling a lot better, and have been slowly losing weight ever since. Calorie counting worked OK for me in the past, but then I gained the weight back. Anyway, from what I can tell, when health studies show that "processed foods" are unhealthy, they invariably just mean foods that have had the fiber replaced with sugar and salt. Of course, studies show that not doing what I just said to do causes heart disease, diabetes, obesity, gastrointestinal ailments, and many other health problems. I wish some whole foods competitor would pop up that only sold low-salt, high-fiber foods with no added sugar. Most grocery stores stock such things, but it's less than 5% of the selection, so finding it is always like looking for a needle in a haystack. The hypothetical store could even have a sign out front saying "shopping here will significantly increase your life expectancy".

gen220 3y ago
> low-salt, high-fiber foods with no added sugar Only half tongue-in-cheek, but if you stick to the produce and dried goods sections, this is pretty much every grocery store! In all seriousness, yes it's a problem. But unfortunately it's an unholy trinity of consumers (give me flavor!), grocers (give me shelf life!) and producers (give me lower costs!) that is practically impossible to dislodge beyond generational shifts in preferences (which are, indeed, happening ime). Short of that, the best thing we can do is to do as much "processing" ourselves as possible, and gradually expand one brand/product at a time as you gain trust and do your research.