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Healthy Diet with Less Sugar Is Linked to Younger Biological Age/Study

August 5, 2024

Aging researchers are finally catching up with holistic medicine on the topic of the harmful effects of added dietary sugar.

William Dufty’s book, Sugar Blues released in 1975, is a dietary classic that discusses the prevalence of sugar in the American diet, and its deleterious effect on human health.

The bottom line is to avoid adding sugar to your food, or buying food with added sugar. You’ll have to read food labels and understand the various names for added sugar.

The best way to get sugar is to consume food in its natural state. An obvious example is eating ripened fruit such as a banana. If you combine a ripe banana with milk you’ve got a very sweet drink known as a smoothie. All the sweetener you need is provided by Mother Nature.

Read the entire July 29, 2024 article from UCSF.edu.

Sugar Blues: Insightful Reading on the Dangers of Added Sugar

July 30, 2024

Sugar Blues is a book written by William Dufty (1916-2002). It’s been called a life-changing classic. The book was released in 1975 and became a commercial success. The author argues that sugar is an unnatural, addictive drug that is harmful and damaging to human health.

Dufty was married to the late silent film star Gloria Swanson, a health crusading vegetarian and non-smoker. She and Dufty went on tour promoting Sugar Blues during the late 1970s.

Sugar is added to most packaged food. It is difficult to avoid, hard to resist, and adds unwanted calories to our diets.

If you’re having trouble losing weight, and you can’t stop eating foods containing added sugar, get yourself a copy of Sugar Blues, and see what you think. The book is sold on Amazon and has 5-star reviews.

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Defining Sugar: Added, Natural, and Artificial

February 22, 2013

PACKETS OF NATURAL
AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

This post will help you understand the difference between added sugar, artificial sugar, and natural sugar.

Natural Sugar is a food derived sweetener, such as: Sucrose, Confectioner’s Sugar, Brown Sugar, Raw Sugar aka Turbinado Sugar, Succanat, Molasses, Maple Syrup, Maple Sugar, Honey, Raw Honey, Agave Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Malted Barley Syrup, Date Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Dextrose, Lactose, Maltose Syrup, Fructose, Xylitol, Sorbitol, Stevia, Cane Juice, Dehydrated Cane Juice, Evaporated Cane Juice, Fruit Juice Concentrate, Coconut Sugar, Coconut Syrup, Palm Sugar, Sorghum Syrup, Beet Sugar.

Added Natural Sugar: is an ingredient in canned, frozen, and bottled food. Food labels indicate, “naturally sweetened.”

Artificial Sugar is a chemically derived sweetener, such as: Equal, Sweet ‘N Low, Splenda, Nutra Sweet, Sugar Twin, Sunett, Sweet One, and Saccharin.

Added Artificial Sugar is an ingredient added to packaged, canned, frozen, and bottled food. Food labels indicate, “artifically sweetened.”

32 Types of Hidden Sugar In Packaged Food

February 17, 2013

Sugar is added to most packaged food. Learning the various names for natural, processed sugars, will help you know what to look for when you read food labels. The list identifies natural sugars. Natural sugars are derived from food, rather than chemicals.

32 TYPES OF ADDED NATURAL SUGAR IN PACKAGED FOOD

Agave Syrup, Beet Sugar, Brown Rice Syrup, Brown Sugar, Cane Juice, Confectioner’s Sugar, Coconut Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup Solids, Date Sugar, Dextrose, Dehydrated Cane Juice, Evaporated Cane Juice, Fruit Juice Concentrate, Fructose, Honey, Lactose, Malted Barley Syrup, Maltose Syrup, Maple Syrup, Molasses, Palm Sugar, Raw Honey, Sorbitol, Sorghum Syrup, Stevia, Sucrose, Succanat, Turbinado Sugar (aka Raw Sugar), Xylitol.

If you think that added natural sugar makes you addicted, i.e., you can’t stop eating even if you’re full, then it might be a good idea to cut back, or cut out eating foods that contain added natural sugar. Lowering or eliminating added sugar reduces calories, and will you help you maintain a healthy weight.

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