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The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by bosdev »

Diederich wrote: post #18
donutdan4114 wrote: post #11

As someone who has shifted to a sugar-free, high-fat lifestyle (keto diet), I can attest to the fact that sugar really is the ultimate evil in terms of health and nutrition. I've lost about 100lbs in 2.5 years... The only thing that I really changed was doing a Keto diet. I've learned a lot about nutrition along the way, and it's amazing how bad nutrition info was when I was growing up.. Common Misconceptions I hear/…

Everything you said. I've been treating sugar as personal health enemy #1 for quite a few years now. Note: I am deeply addicted to sugar. It has been absurdly and embarrassingly hard for me to abstain from high sugar foods. I can eat a healthy, high-protein meal, and be full. Yet 30 minutes later, I will feel hungry again. But checking in with my stomach: still full. I can eat a few grams of sugar and feel instantly…

It's 100% irrational. We just didn't evolve to exist in a world with refined sugar at every street corner. We aren't equipped to make good decisions about it easily, it is a constant battle between our long-term decision making and our natural quest for easy to digest energy.

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by fucking_tragedy »

donutdan4114 wrote: post #11

As someone who has shifted to a sugar-free, high-fat lifestyle (keto diet), I can attest to the fact that sugar really is the ultimate evil in terms of health and nutrition. I've lost about 100lbs in 2.5 years... The only thing that I really changed was doing a Keto diet. I've learned a lot about nutrition along the way, and it's amazing how bad nutrition info was when I was growing up.. Common Misconceptions I hear/…

#2 stems from the 'calories in/calories out' method of weight loss. It involves awareness of the amount of calories you eat and the amount of calories you burn. It's an adage to apply when trying to lose weight and just losing weight.

It seems the same simplistic weight loss observation is being applied to nutrition, two vastly different things.

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by pkorzeniewski »

Several years ago I was addicted to coca-cola, drinking daily even 2L - I probably exceeded the daily recommended amount of sugar 4 or 5 times. Since then I've drastically reduced sugar in my diet and luckily I never had a problem with weight, but I wonder what'll be the long-term effects of intaking so much sugar for such long time. The scary thing, now that I check the ingredients of everything I buy, is how much sugar is there in the majority of products, even in those advertised as "healthy".

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by zelos »

donutdan4114 wrote: post #11

As someone who has shifted to a sugar-free, high-fat lifestyle (keto diet), I can attest to the fact that sugar really is the ultimate evil in terms of health and nutrition. I've lost about 100lbs in 2.5 years... The only thing that I really changed was doing a Keto diet. I've learned a lot about nutrition along the way, and it's amazing how bad nutrition info was when I was growing up.. Common Misconceptions I hear/…

A thousand calories of broccoli will effect your body VERY differently than a thousand calories of soda.

To be fair, that's 3kg of broccoli ;-)

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by rhinoceraptor »

Diederich wrote: post #18
donutdan4114 wrote: post #11

As someone who has shifted to a sugar-free, high-fat lifestyle (keto diet), I can attest to the fact that sugar really is the ultimate evil in terms of health and nutrition. I've lost about 100lbs in 2.5 years... The only thing that I really changed was doing a Keto diet. I've learned a lot about nutrition along the way, and it's amazing how bad nutrition info was when I was growing up.. Common Misconceptions I hear/…

Everything you said. I've been treating sugar as personal health enemy #1 for quite a few years now. Note: I am deeply addicted to sugar. It has been absurdly and embarrassingly hard for me to abstain from high sugar foods. I can eat a healthy, high-protein meal, and be full. Yet 30 minutes later, I will feel hungry again. But checking in with my stomach: still full. I can eat a few grams of sugar and feel instantly…

Excess protein intake converts to glucose (via gluconeogenesis). Have you tried restricting protein and upping fat? Somewhere around 60/30/10 to 80/15/5 (fat, protein, carbs respectively) is very satiating.

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by donutdan4114 »

bosdev wrote: post #19
donutdan4114 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anyone has any questions about starting a keto diet (high-fat, mid-protein, low-carb), feel free to ask. :) Cannot recommend it enough. It simply just works..

Can you give some example meals you eat?

Breakfast: 4 strips of bacon if I'm hungry.. Usually just skip breakfast and have 2 cups of coffee, extra cream, no sugar.

Lunch: I eat broccoli and carrots with some dip. Salads are also good (avoid sugary dressings though!).

Dinner: A meat and vegetable side. Tacos with low-carb wraps.. Pizza made of mozzarella cheese dough. Diet soda is okay on Keto. Obviously water is the best thing for you.

My favorite site for getting tasty keto-friendly recipes: http://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by donutdan4114 »

zelos wrote: post #24
donutdan4114 wrote: post #11

As someone who has shifted to a sugar-free, high-fat lifestyle (keto diet), I can attest to the fact that sugar really is the ultimate evil in terms of health and nutrition. I've lost about 100lbs in 2.5 years... The only thing that I really changed was doing a Keto diet. I've learned a lot about nutrition along the way, and it's amazing how bad nutrition info was when I was growing up.. Common Misconceptions I hear/…

A thousand calories of broccoli will effect your body VERY differently than a thousand calories of soda. To be fair, that's 3kg of broccoli ;-)

It's alright, it'll start to come out before you even finish that serving haha

Re: The sugar conspiracy: sugar—not fat—is the greatest danger to our health

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Post by donutdan4114 »

theseatoms wrote: post #20
donutdan4114 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If anyone has any questions about starting a keto diet (high-fat, mid-protein, low-carb), feel free to ask. :) Cannot recommend it enough. It simply just works..

How often do you eat donuts, Dan?

Literally, never.

But I do go to Dunkin' Donuts quite often and get my large iced coffee with 6 cream, less ice, and no sugar.

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