tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post8692701083241897576..comments2023-05-14T01:06:21.493+10:00Comments on pastpresentfuture: quitting sugar - week 1sleepydwarfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087766890089552506noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-81545948277845878792013-01-28T20:32:30.469+11:002013-01-28T20:32:30.469+11:00Thanks Melissa. I just read about your challenge l...Thanks Melissa. I just read about your challenge last year - that's a great result. I hope I can see a similar improvement in my health :)sleepydwarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087766890089552506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-72701129555771783902013-01-28T20:28:27.956+11:002013-01-28T20:28:27.956+11:00I agree, apparently there is just as much sugar in...I agree, apparently there is just as much sugar in fruit juice as there is in soft drink - and you get none of the good stuff to dilute the effect of the sugar. <br />Well done on the chocolate. I'm hoping to get to the point where I don't miss it. I've done it in the past, so I think I should be able to do it again.sleepydwarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087766890089552506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-44313772682632584802013-01-28T20:26:54.775+11:002013-01-28T20:26:54.775+11:00I think that sucrose is a compound sugar and is ma...I think that sucrose is a compound sugar and is made up of glucose + fructose. <br />So according to the people who are in favour of the totally giving up sugar, it is the fructose component of sugar that is the baddie. Apparently glucose by itself does not have the same effect as it is metabolised the same way that everything else is in the body, whereas fructose is metabolised in a different way that bypasses a lot of the body's triggers that stop you overeating & is processed in the liver in the same way alcohol is & converted directly into fat. <br />Other people say there is no difference between the different sugars and sugar is sugar is sugar.<br />There is a lot of writing about it!sleepydwarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087766890089552506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-12320706666836542082013-01-28T18:26:19.728+11:002013-01-28T18:26:19.728+11:00Oh good on you! I have dramitcally reduced my suga...Oh good on you! I have dramitcally reduced my sugar too and noticed some good changes. You are welcome to pop over to see my thoughts and results. I have been losing weight steadily, but am amazed on the tummy disappearing. I'll be interested in seeing how you go.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920864212300040383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-19789278873692079442013-01-28T17:49:55.776+11:002013-01-28T17:49:55.776+11:00I'm confused about the sucrose-glucose-fructos...I'm confused about the sucrose-glucose-fructose. I grew up learning that cane sugar was the sucrose or glucose and FRUit sugar was the FRUctose. Lactose is milk sugar, that is the natural sugar that occurs in milk. Not milk with sugar added. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468609239517567799.post-74312061874647572202013-01-28T17:45:51.943+11:002013-01-28T17:45:51.943+11:00Well done on the kilo lost! The headaches will soo...Well done on the kilo lost! The headaches will soon go too. I'd say it's the general improvement in diet that's made the difference to people's health. By eating non-processed foods there will be more fibre intake too and that is a big help in improving health. That is one reason why I eat fruit, the fibre content. I don't understand making juice and throwing away the all important fibre part of the fruits and veggies. Eat the fruit and drink some water, I say. <br />I'm not giving up sugar entirely, just cutting back. I've had no chocolate for almost two weeks. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com