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"Don't waste your calories!"
SUGAR: WASTE OF CALORIES
Sugar (or corn syrup, dextrose, white grape juice, etc.) is a waste
of calories, promotes obesity, causes tooth decay, and dilutes the nutritional
quality of your diet. Then your health suffers and more problems can occur.
Refined sugar is not a poison, and you don't have to eliminate it entirely.
The problem is excess -- which is what most of us consume.
Soft drinks are a major source of sugar calories (a 12-ounce drink has
ten teaspoons of sugar, which provide 150 calories) for millions of
people. What's even worse, soft drinks may increase the risk of osteoporosis
by replacing milk, or the risk of cancer by replacing fruit juice. Drink
water, seltzer water, fat-free milk, or fruit juice instead of soft
drinks.
Where are you getting your sugar? Once you know, start adjusting your
diet: Leave sugar out of your tea or coffee. Switch to unsweetened cereals.
Cut back on those fat-free, but hardly sugar-free, "healthy" frozen desserts, cookies, and cakes. Most importantly, cut back on ice
cream, pies, chocolate, and other sweets that are not just loaded with
sugar, but also fat.
To satisfy your sweet tooth, eat fresh fruit, fruit salad, fruit juice,
or fruit compote.
Artificial sweeteners don't have calories or cause tooth decay, but
do keep your sweet tooth alive. Aspartame (NutraSweet), is the safest
fake sugar, while saccharin (Sweet 'n Low) and acesulfame-K (used in
sugar-free gelatin desserts, syrups, etc.) may increase your risk of
cancer. Artificially sweetened foods are expensive ways of getting no
nutrients -- try to avoid them.
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