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<blockquote data-quote="Brightside" data-source="post: 616435" data-attributes="member: 109485"><p>Agree totally. </p><p>If you look at demographics certain tribes that don't have refined sugar in their diets don't suffer a high incidence of diabetes! However when these people partake in a modern lifestyle then they too become insulin resistant. Is it the sugar or is it obesity? Probably both .... Ie they eat more sugar and get fat doing so. </p><p></p><p>Oh the sugar industry ( coke Mars Cadbury Kraft etc etc ) will lobby against this sentiment just as the tobacco industry lobbied against cigarettes and cancer. </p><p></p><p>However if you look at how diabetes is growing you have ask why and what has changed. </p><p></p><p>It's obvious 5-6 generations ago sugary sweet products were a real luxury! Go back another century and the only sweetener there was, was honey! </p><p></p><p>Now add to that mega carbs in the form of bread, cereals, confectionary, ice cream, and let's not forget the fruit juice we so happily drink because "they're healthy" but full of fructose (sugar). </p><p></p><p>Plus our screwed up life style of being changed to the desk 8 hrs a day and then doing the pub and a few beers, it's no wonder we are becoming sick! </p><p></p><p>Obesity is a big problem in our society and refined sugar has a large part of the blame to carry. </p><p></p><p>It looks as though evidence is rising to show that sugar is to blame for cholesterol too! </p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong.... I'm not saying we should ban sugar, but I think it's time we took a good close look at what is fact and what industry wants us to believe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brightside, post: 616435, member: 109485"] Agree totally. If you look at demographics certain tribes that don't have refined sugar in their diets don't suffer a high incidence of diabetes! However when these people partake in a modern lifestyle then they too become insulin resistant. Is it the sugar or is it obesity? Probably both .... Ie they eat more sugar and get fat doing so. Oh the sugar industry ( coke Mars Cadbury Kraft etc etc ) will lobby against this sentiment just as the tobacco industry lobbied against cigarettes and cancer. However if you look at how diabetes is growing you have ask why and what has changed. It's obvious 5-6 generations ago sugary sweet products were a real luxury! Go back another century and the only sweetener there was, was honey! Now add to that mega carbs in the form of bread, cereals, confectionary, ice cream, and let's not forget the fruit juice we so happily drink because "they're healthy" but full of fructose (sugar). Plus our screwed up life style of being changed to the desk 8 hrs a day and then doing the pub and a few beers, it's no wonder we are becoming sick! Obesity is a big problem in our society and refined sugar has a large part of the blame to carry. It looks as though evidence is rising to show that sugar is to blame for cholesterol too! Don't get me wrong.... I'm not saying we should ban sugar, but I think it's time we took a good close look at what is fact and what industry wants us to believe. [/QUOTE]
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