Cap on consumption of added sugar

Bobw235

Bobw235

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Interesting article in today's NY Times. I know my wife and I are trying to be conscious about how much added sugar we have in our diets. Thought I'd pass along in case anyone was interested. Bottom line seems to be that it's easy to consume too much sugar in our daily diet and it's best to be aware of it. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/...on=Food&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body
 

I'm always suspicious of low fat products. To taste good most foods need to contain fat or sugars. If all the fat is removed, it is likely that sugar (or salt) has been added to compensate.

Most of the food we eat is prepared by me with the exception of breads. We don't consume carbonated drinks containing sugar and neither of us adds sugar to tea or coffee. I occasionally indulge in a Portuguese tart or some flavoured Greek yoghurt and don't worry about it at all.
 
A good thing to be concerned, about fat, sugar, and salt. In my usually warped way, I view fat as bad for it's calories and possible artery-clogging aspects, sugar as bad because my blood glucose has been creeping upward the last few years, but salt....well, salt I just don't worry about much, so long as my B.P. remains acceptable, no sign of edema about my ankles and legs exists, and the Na and Cl readings in my CBC are within range.

Maybe rationalized a bit because "salty" is about the only remaining taste-bud sense I have left! imp
 

There comes a time in life when the only rational response is, "Who cares?".
I care about my weight at the moment because of osteoarthritis but I was always bemused by my mother in her late eighties fussing over her food.
She had few pleasures left to her at that time. Enjoyment of food was one of the last joys open to her and I would have indulged myself as I pleased.
 
I watch sugar because of calories, and because it generally makes me feel lousy. I do have the occasional binge, though, like with chocolate cake -- YUM!

Warri, when my Grandpa was 87 and docs told him to restrict all kinds of stuff in his diet, he told 'em all to go jump in the lake (probably not quite so politely) and ate what he wanted to. He said he didn't see the point in spending whatever time he had left sitting in the corner eating pablum. He lived quite happily for three or four more years.
 
Warrigal said:
There comes a time in life when the only rational response is, "Who cares?".
I care about my weight at the moment because of osteoarthritis but I was always bemused by my mother in her late eighties fussing over her food.
She had few pleasures left to her at that time. Enjoyment of food was one of the last joys open to her and I would have indulged myself as I pleased.
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Warri, you are awesomely mentally efficient! I preach similar, but always fail to include in the equation the fact that mortality time is largely unknown day to day. Seeing the future would help a lot! I'd REALLY become a glutton! imp
 
I eat what I like, how I like and when I like.....................and ignore all so called advice.:)
 
I tend to eat what I want, but the biggest change is probably when we're at the grocery store. Find we're reading labels much more than in the past, paying attention to sodium (I've had high BP in the past) and added sugars. If my wife bakes something scrumptious (she's an excellent baker!), all bets are off, sugar, fat, calories be damned!
 

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