I am a little bemused when I hear someone say ‘sugar is bad for you’. In fact, the exact opposite is true – without sugar you will not survive for very long at all, as it is required by numerous processes within your body every day.
What is really ‘bad’ for you is sugar without any accompanying components – such as vitamins, protein, fiber, good fats, and minerals.
Compare a banana which has approximately 29 grams of sugar, a cup of coke which has about 28 grams of sugar, and 5 teaspoons of table sugar which has approximately 25 grams of sugar. If you judge on the basis of sugar then the table sugar must be best for you, followed by the Coke, and then the banana right? Of course not.
You may have heard the term ‘empty calories’ before? This is simply talking about how some foods are without (empty) of the accompanying components mentioned. These are the types of foods and beverages that should be avoided if you are interested in fat loss and health: products with sugar and not much else.
The key point here is that what makes a food ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is multi-factorial, and the sugar content is just one factor contributing towards the answer.
September 20, 2008 at 2:02 pm |
I haven’t ate an ounce of sugar in months. That includes fruit. I feel better than ever. I lost 50 pounds.
August 31, 2009 at 6:19 pm |
I doubt that very much Tom. Most experts would suggest you can not live that long without any sugar. You are either talking rubbish or very special.
January 14, 2009 at 7:25 pm |
Tom, shut the fuck up. No one wants your sarcastic crap comments on these websites.
Bradley, thanks for the article
January 3, 2010 at 6:15 pm |
I agree, Tom it is impossible to feel good because of an elimination of sugars. Sugar helps give you energy and you NEED 2-3 servings of veggies and FRUIT a day so you are obviously talking crap. Just about everything as sugar, too (bread, milk, etc.) so it is impossible to eliminate all sugar.
April 24, 2011 at 7:58 am |
I do not eat sweets, nor do I drink sodas. I have decided that I will not eat things that are filled with sugar. However, I do eat healthy food that contains sugar. It has been six weeks and I have lost 12 pounds, mostly in my stomach. No one is saying do not eat any sugar, but we eat too many foods that are high in sugar and it is killing us!
June 18, 2011 at 8:51 am |
Great post… I was wondering what 28 grams of sugar looked like and found the answer in your blog….
Thank you.
October 26, 2011 at 8:34 am |
you can actually live without sugar for a while cant you? I thought supermodels went off food for weeks to lose wight? Please reply
October 26, 2011 at 8:34 am |
weight*
October 26, 2011 at 8:34 am |
- that’s what i heard anyways
November 11, 2011 at 2:41 pm |
baby shower…
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