Healthy Eating

Here is One Doctor's List of Reasons for Avoiding Too Much Sugar in Your Diet

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AskTheDoctor.com Daily Health Challenge: Skip the sugar in all of your drinks and meals today.

We have compiled a list of 25 reasons to skip sugar in your diet.

1. Feeds candida

2. Promotes wrinkling and aging skin

3. Makes your blood acidic

4. Can lead to osteoporosis

5. Rots your teeth

6. Raises your blood sugar level

7. Contributes to obesity

8. Is addictive (almost as much as drugs)

9. Can create the urge to binge

10. Provides 'empty calories' with no nutritional value

11. Contributes to diabetes

12. Robs your body of minerals

13. Robs you of energy

14. Contributes to heart problems

15. Can cause cancer

16. Contributes to ulcers

17. Can cause gallstones

18. Contributes to adrenal fatigue

19. Can suppress your immune system

20. Raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin

21. Weakens eyesight

22. Sugar can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).

23. Can cause aging

24. Can contribute to eczema

25. Can cause arthritis
My assumption, in reading this is that the doctor is referring to refined sugar and to added sugar.  
It can't be entirely eliminated but, it can be chosen less frequently--I
don't advocate deprivation but, instead, conscious eating and remembering moderation as the guiding principle. 

Here is a link to a page that 1st has a nice essay about the psychological relationship to food and then goes on to analyze and suggest some natural sweetners that are a healthy alternative to sugar:   http://www.healthyeatingontherun.com/natural-sweeteners.html

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