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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Sugar isn't essentially bad for us. It is a component in breast milk.
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I have nothing against breast milk. I love breast milk!
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It doesn't matter if we use refined sugar, corn sugar, cane sugar, sugar from nectarines, apples, pears, bananas or an ice cream sundae, it only harms us if we eat too much all of the time.
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Your statement is too generalized to be of much help to anyone. But I'll try to give a reply. The problem with refined sugar, corn sugar and cane sugar, is that they represent empty calories. Sugar that comes from fruit contains fiber, vitamins and minerals. Each piece of fruit is balanced buy nature and the fiber slows down the absorbtion of sugar into your blood stream. Non-sweet fruit is better to keep your blood sugar at optimum levels. That's why I choose grapefruit over navel oranges.
Ice cream is one of the worst "foods" a person can eat. It's high calorie with very little food value. If you're looking for calcium or protein there are much better ways of getting those nutrients than by eating ice cream.
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The bread you eat is good for you but not a heck of a lot different than other forms of carbohydrates which our bodies also need.
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I believe a person should stick to one serving of one starch per meal. In other words, if you're having one serving of white potatoes for dinner, then you shouldn't have bread, corn or rice in the same meal.
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Humans are carnivores. We need protein and that is easier to obtain from meat than from nuts etc. It is the excess of fat that harms us in most meats.
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I don't know about easier. What's so difficult about getting protein from lentils, beans or split peas, for example. Balanced protein comes from most of the whole foods that we eat. And protein from plant sources has the added value of more fiber. We need at least 25 to 35 grams of fiber per day.
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Fiber is important too and most folks do not consume enough plant material to get it. But you can get it from taking fiber supplements and eating oat bran cereal too.
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Oat bran and fiber supplements will give you fiber but not the other nutrients you would get from eating natural whole fiber foods.
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Because the human species is so smart we have discovered reliable medicine that will and does extend our lives. There isn't anything wrong with taking medicine prescribed by a qualified physician and a hell of a lot wrong with NOT taking it.
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Well, that's your judgement call. It's between you and your doctor since I have no idea what your health status is. Personally, I prefer to eat right and hopefully never have to take any medications.