Sugar...the new tobacco

[cowpatz]

The issue is not the sugar in your tea, coffee or on the weetbix it is the cumulative effect of sugar in each food, even what we believe to be healthy and in some cases even have the heart foundation tick of approval.
Take a couple of squirts of Watties tomato sauce and a can of soda and that is now twice the WHO recommend daily intake for a child for the day. That's just those two items and doesn't count the biscuits, chips and breakfast cereals and the rest of the day's intake.
Kids could be regularly on more than 10 times the daily max dose. One of the large sodas at a cinema (500ml) will set you up to 44 teaspoons. Christ can you imagine that in your full fat soy latte Rob? that is 12 teaspoons over the recommended adult daily intake...just one drink that is drunk in one session...what about the rest of the day? Can you imagine trying to teach kids with those sorts of sugar highs and lows?
Try for yourself and just take a look at your own diet and then tally up the total. 4g = 1 teaspoon. An orange has about 2 teaspoons and an apple almost 3 when your counting fruit intake.

[Ian Warren]

Hmm , strange .. they call me "The Skinny Guy" .. maybe in my sub-logic and brain case nominated , fear off being fat ! ..... I was a runner and long haul .... always speed .

[cowpatz]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 11 2014,8:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hmm , strange .. they call me "The Skinny Guy" .. maybe in my sub-logic and brain case nominated , fear off being fat ! ..... I was a runner and long haul .... always speed .

Either worms or a bloody good metabolism Ian

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Dec 11 2014,9:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Either worms or a bloody good metabolism Ian

its worms CP , i see him (the skinny guy) often , and it must be worms next time i visit I'll take some drench.
After reading all this , I'm going to try and monitor my intake. (sugar)
When I'm working , i tend to live on those "up and go" breakfast drinks (i just cant eat in the mornings) fruit, and coconut water.
But at night i have a good dinner ... mainly Asian style, rice... fish or red meat and steamed or raw veg .

It may come down to individual metabolic rates , and maybe even race , as to how your body reacts ... but after some consideration , this may need some more thought.
The tomato sauce thing is a worry ....... food for thought , despite my previous post .

[Ian Warren]

Oh .. you guys ..


Here is Ian .. sitting in the garden eating worms .... big ones , little ones , slimey ones , big fat chewy ones ... sitting in the garden eating ... WORMS ... no sugar coating here they just seem to slip down

[omitchell]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 12 2014,8:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oh .. you guys ..


Here is Ian .. sitting in the garden eating worms .... big ones , little ones , slimey ones , big fat chewy ones ... sitting in the garden eating ... WORMS ... no sugar coating here they just seem to slip down

Sure hes not smoking sugar???

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (omitchell @ Dec 12 2014,9:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sure hes not smoking sugar???

You simply don't get it do ya .. No sugar here .. mind you it dose get a little gritty if not washed

[gojozoom]

Let's get back to the subject

[zk2704]

Well, at least, I am cutting on my sugar intake, I have seen it already. My grandmother has type 2 diabetes. I drink coffee now, but with no sugar added to it.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (gojozoom @ Dec 12 2014,2:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Let's get back to the subject

... See told ya , how could ya not munch on something like that

QUOTE (zk2704 @ Dec 12 2014,2:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well, at least, I am cutting on my sugar intake, I have seen it already. My grandmother has type 2 diabetes. I drink coffee now, but with no sugar added to it.

Hmmmm ..... Coffee-Tops MarkII .