2. 1. FRUIT JUICE
A glass of apple juice contains 10 to 12 teaspoons of sugar,
regardless of whether it’s freshly squeezed or from a
bottle…which is the same amount as in a can of soda.
4. 3. LOW-FAT DAIRY
This was a surprising one to me, until I stopped eating all low-fat and
non-fat dairy to switch to full fat or no dairy. When the manufacturers
take out the fat, they put sugar back in to make up for the lost flavor
and texture. It’s sneaky, though…this added sugar is not always listed
as “sugar”; it’s often disguised with other names, such as “inulin.”
5. 4. PACKAGED SAUCES
These often contain more sugar than chocolate sauce,
particularly the tomato-based ones like Prego spaghetti sauce.
6. 5. HEALTHY TREATS
Many “healthy” treats, like muffins and banana breads. Also watch
out for anything saying “sugar-free” that contains agave. Agave is
1 1/2 times sweeter than traditional sugar.
7. It’s fructose that’s the true culprit
when we talk about sugar.
Your body transforms table sugar
into fructose (and glucose), and
the sugar in fruit is also fructose.
Honey’s 40% fructose and agave
is up to 90%.
8. All forms of fructose (whether from processed foods,
fruit or honey) are troublesome.
Here’s why: every single molecule we stick in our
mouths has a corresponding appetite hormone that,
when we’ve eaten enough of said molecule, tells our
brains “OK, we’re full.”
Our bodies are awesome in that way; we’re designed
to eat only as much as we need.
10. Back when we were cave people, sugar was both
highly valuable because it provided instant energy.
It was also extremely rare (a berry here and there).
Thus we evolved with no fructose “full switch” in
our brains, so that when we did stumble on a berry
bush, we could gorge ourselves silly (and store it
directly as fat for energy and survival).
11. Back when we were cave people, sugar was both highly valuable
because it provided instant energy.
It was also extremely rare (a berry here and there).
Thus we evolved with no fructose “full switch” in our brains, so that
when we did stumble on a berry bush, we could gorge ourselves silly
(and store it directly as fat for energy and survival).
12. The way fructose is converted in our bodies
means it’s not used upfront as energy, but
converted directly to fat.
It also becomes like a gloppy porridge in our
arteries, leading to cholesterol and cancer.
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