How Much Sugar is in That ??

If some one asked you"which has more sugar?" and they are holding Coca-Cola in one hand and a tub of yoghurt in the other - which would you choose?
 
Chances are you would choose the Coca-Cola - well you would probably be wrong.  Most yoghurt contains more sugar per 100g than Coke does.  And chances are you are eating the yoghurt because it says Low Fat.
 
Check the sugar content on the label, you may be very surprised at what you are eating.

This week I have come across a new book "The Sweet Poison Quit Plan" by David Gilespie.  I have written to you previously about his earlier book "Sweet Poison".

If you haven't read David's earlier book "Sweet Poison" this "Quit Plan" book gives a good summary in the first chapter.  David describes himself as a "recovering corporate lawyer, co-founder of a successful software company and consultant to the IT industry".  He set out to find out why he was 40kg overweight.  His research into all the latest medical findings led him to the "chilling" fact that "he needed to stop poisoning himself" - with sugar.

His books are easy to read and his website is loaded with information about sugars and how much sugar is in so many food products and what to choose as alternatives.  He talks about sugar as being an addiction similar in addictive properties as heroin or cocaine and certainly as addictive as nicotine.  Kicking the sugar habit is the same as kicking other extreme addictions.
 

Watch one of the videos of him being interviewed - very informative about how much sugar we are consuming.   He says the best thing we can do is to create a sugar free environment, for ourselves and for our children.  Regarding soft drinks and fruit juice - remove them from childrens' diet; as he says "if children are not interested in water or milk, they are not thirsty"

Last month we did Dry July and my Pilates teacher was saying that because she doesn't actually drink very much alcohol maybe she would be better staying away from sugar "but I'm addicted".  Maybe we need Sugar Free September for the sugar addicts.

Maybe sugar free is not for everyone - certainly made a huge difference to David and many of the people who have read the first book.  Make the informed choice for yourself .....




Posted by Healthy Wealthy at 8/15/2010 4:09 PM
Categories: Healthy Wealthy e-zine
Tags: eat less sugar sugar losing weight how much sugar
 

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