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We all get too much sugar. And i saw recently (though can't find the link) a U.S. survey that reckons salt in our diet isn't the problem we thought, but that sugar is. They claimed that it's actually sugar that is responsible for high blood pressure. That makes sense in my case. I have never added salt to my food, not even a chip shop tea. But I love my sugar!
If the orange juice in a carton is just orange juice (I mean, it's not Sunny D or similar to which sugar is added) there is exactly the same amount of sugar in orange juice in a carton as orange juice that is freshly squeezed.
The difference is that when it's in a carton you tend to drink more, that juice on its own is worse for you than the whole orange pulped because of the fibre in a whole orange and lack of fibre in just the juice (you'll drink less because it fills you up more) and also, crucially, because you don't get to see the sugar content of freshly squeezed because they have to list it on cartons and not on fresh (about to change by the way).
The problem with the sugar debate is that it will lead to companies adding sweeteners, which won't show up as sugar, but are actually encouraging people to have a 'sweeter tooth' and crave sweet things more.
Sugar added to foods that you don't think about (bread, burgers, processed ready meals etc) is much worse than things like orange juice or fruit - there is a lot of misinformation around. A person working as a nutritionist in the NHS said to me recently ' put it this way, our wards are not full of people that are clinically obese because they've eaten too much fruit'.
the problem with drinks like Coke is that they have no nutritional value as such - no protein, no fibre - they are just flavoured, sugary water - empty sugar if you like.
For a diabetic all sugar is sugar and each individual will have their own limits, set by their specialists.
For everyone else it depends on what else it is with (since you digest it differently), what type of sugar it is (eg. fructose, sucrose, glucose etc) and so on. You are right that moderation is key, but unfortunately there is a lot of over simplification around.
If someone is a diabetic, also it is the case that sweeteners will provide that 'sweetness' - again for most people, sweeteners are best avoided in any quantity - it's much better to 'train' your taste buds to want less sweetness (it only takes a couple of weeks before most people can easily forgo sugar in tea and coffee for example).
You wouldn't think I was impartial though if you saw me at a game - my mother refuses to sit by me because she doesn't like the language - it is apparently a 'disgrace' for a woman of my age :-)
In all seriousness, however much we love our club, there are far more important things in life and the health of our families is certainly one of them. Best to you and your wife.
I can't eat salt on anything - never put it on my chips, but the one thing I do not drink anymore is coca cola. Truly terrifying the amounts of sugar in it. Try dipping a coin in the stuff and see how clean it becomes - we let kids drink this!
I was at Preston too - only 13 so sat in the stand with my Dad rather than on that bank. Never forget that feeling when Jeremy Charles scored that third goal.
Still got the 'First Division' evening post. Good times. And you indeed need an outlet. And nothing better than the few hours at a game to forget everything else.
It's hardly scaremongering. Have you seen the size of people these days and the rise in type 2 diabetes strongly linked to increased sugar intake?
Glad this is getting the coverage it deserves (at last). It's extremely hard to avoid eating huge amounts of refined sugar, but if you do you'll feel a lot better for it. The sugar industry is massive though and won't give up without a fight http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/storm-brewing-over-proposal-to-halve-r
When my missus was diagnosed she and I were staggered as she s never been overweight, fit,never eaten a macdonalds in her life, hates all fizzy drinks, doesn't gorge on crap food but still get diagnosed border line type 2.
"Too much fruit" and yogurt were blamed so puzzling.
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