Re: To sugar or not to sugar, that is the question!


Enrico C wrote:
> On the one hand, I believe that not eating sugar (as such, it's quite
> different if it comes with fiber in fruit) and sugary sweets helps to avoid
> overeating, as those kinds of foods don't satiate you for a long time and
> can make you crave for more.
> On the other hand, I noticed it much depends on the individual.
> Some people do eat jam at breakfast every morning, for instance, still they
> do not crave for more, nor do they binge on candies all day long.
> Others do crave and overeat, instead.
> So I guess there is no absolute truth about that.
> I mean, "no free sugar" might be a good idea for overweight people or for
> people with eating disorders, but shouldn't be an axiom for everyone.
> What do you reckon, folks? :)

IIRC, there was a study that gave sugar sweetened sodas to one group
and artificially sweetened sodas to another group and compared weight
gains. The hypothesis was that the people with the sugared sodas would
consume less of the other foods.

The results were that the group with the sugared sodas put on more
weight.

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Ron

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