I recently took a class called 'Rethinking Sugar' by Dr. Andrea Grayson. Here are some of the notes I took, in no particular order:
sugar is a simple carbohydrate
sugar is pleasurable - it can expand my pleasure moments
sugar can broaden the ways I feel pleasure to increase the level of dopamine
74% of food in the supermarket have added sugar
bad gut flora feeds on sugar and white flour
damage from sugar happens metabolically
sugar can't work off the calories - the damage goes beyond
oatmeal, event steel-cut, has a very high glycemic index and spokes blood sugar
dry wines have a lower glycemic index
Even other sugars have numerous issues as these are metabolically the same as white table sugar
raw sugar
stevia - doesn't affect the blood sugar, but the dopamine levels are so high
maple syrup
watermelon - eating this fruit is a good idea; however, sugar is highly concentrated in a juice or as watermelon sugar
nicotine - yes, there is sugar in nicotine
Here are some resources (watch/listen) to learn more:
Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
The Gut Project
The Gut Podcast on Audible
We have heard over time that sugar is not a food. So why does the FDA approve this toxic chemical?
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