Sugar...

I agree with jings about calories in (or rather, not in) being what makes the difference (diabetes, etc, aside).

Oh yes! Clever Metlot!

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Ooh, let's try merlot's idea too: "like this". Woohoo!

I think it might if you left a space, jings, " like this "

I think the quotation marks should have been inside the italics thingy

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Why doesn't the italics thing work just because you put in quote marks.

Yes gj. "^in high doses^"

Eat the sodding chocolate Cari.

Very dark chocolate can have minimal sugar, Cari.
I have noted with approval that we now hear far less about cake from GNHQ.

News about a big awareness campaign about sugar on BBC news tonight. The Consultant stated that sugar in high doses can lead to serious health problems for those who are not overweight too.

It's the hidden sugars that do the damage! You can give up putting sugar on and in things, but the hidden sugars in everyday foods add to the calories.

Years ago DH had a suspected stomach ulcer and was put on a sugar free diet. We read every ingredient in food and were really surprised where the hidden sugar was; for example in sausages.

He lost loads of weight, felt better, but could not sustain the diet.

BTW he's very slim.

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I actually find salads fattening as I shove on lots of slat and stuff to make the green stuff edible.
But a dish of cooked veg really shifts that fat!

It might be getting common, but it's still not normal as such.

I would think mental abnormalities would be a lot harder to pin down than physical ones. But I'm not a psychologist.

Yes Peony as Mamie says, beware of substituting one sugar for another. And fruit juice, though 'natural' is loaded with it.

indeed.

medical abnormalities? Well, yes perhaps time to educate yourself about the increasing number of people with insulin resistance and also thyroid impairment- it is actually very common - a bit like mental abnormalities, perhaps?!?

Oh absolutely Anya. But some recipes just take out sugar and add honey, maple syrup and such-like which would be a waste of time. Fruit juice has to come out too, I think.

But, I think Mamie would agree, giving up added sugars is a good place to start.

I don't have a sweet tooth so didn't find it at all difficult and DO look at the low carb thread. We've all lost weight!!

Like Anya, I have also given up refined sugar as part of a low-carb diet and really not found it difficult at all. With low-carb you don't have to count calories and you can eat full-fat everything. You do have to add floury potatoes, bread, rice and pasta to the banned list though. There are a few of us low-carbing on here and we have all lost weight (I have gone from size 16 to size 10) and have seen glucose and cholesterol levels fall.
Come and join us on the low-carb thread!

Eight weeks with a virus? yikes!

Ahhh v interesting about alcohol, and yes that's exactly what I mean Anya

No, Don't look at the low carb thread.

Didn't know we were talking about medical abnormalities.

There is nothing more to it than cals in v cals out.

Not at first Peony as I was full of righteous zeal

But after a couple of weeks I did have to fight a craving. You lose the taste though as those who've given up sugar in tea and coffee will confirm.

Cake now tastes really, really sweet.

Get yerself a good virus. I've just lost 11 lbs in 8 weeks. Good eh?!