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I'm not sure as I'd be preloading xylitol before a bike ride, IIRC it's known to have laxative properties.
One level teaspoon won't have that effect! If it did it would be sold as laxative rather than a sweetener!
Because literally everything is chemicals and the idea that "natural=good, non-natural=bad" is nonsense,
I know that you keep making this point cougar but even if you claim not to know the difference modern medical science does.
There is a significant difference in the effect on your body from say the naturally occurring sugar in an apple and refined sugar. Likewise the difference between whole food which has had minimal or no cooking and food which has a multitude of non-naturally occurring additives and has gone through multiple processes.
And I also know that you reject the term "ultra-processed food" but it is a recognised thing in medical science.
Agree, sweeteners and ultra processed food are in the same camp. I don't really care what Cougar thinks about it or what he eats so no need for debate on it.
I have had an addiction to sugar since I was around 5 (52 years ago). Through my life I have given up many things (meat at 15, smoking at 30, alcohol at 40) and all were fairly easy, smoking being slightly more difficult.
Recently drastically cut down on saturated fats as cholesterol was 6.4. After two months it is now at 4.0. Also found that an easy change.
However, sugar is a different story and I can give it up for a while but slowly it comes back and then I have to give it all up again. I luckily don't seem to have health issues because of it but I feel better when not consuming much sugar.
Guess it is my only true addiction as I never conquer it.
Me and Mrs DB used to have a regular sweetie binge, but with COVID and not getting as much exercise (particularly over winter) we’d both put on a bit of extra weight in the last few years. People were always leaving cakes and chocolate in the shop too.
My cancer diagnosis this year meant we decided to ditch the sugars, saturated fats and ultra-processed foods and focus more on a non-inflammatory diet - lots of natural foods, mixed grains, fresh fruit and veg. The weight has just fallen off but fortunately so have the food cravings. We generally don’t eat between 7pm and 7am and our weight has continued to decrease even though we might share a cocoa-rich chocolate bar and enjoy a glass of wine now and again.
I've always craved sugar. We don't have biscuits in the house or sweets. Chocolate is kept in a cupboard and is so expensive nowadays that I eeek it out.
My teeth are in such a bad way from eating sweets as a child (along with dreadful dentistry in the 1960's and 70's). If I could turn the clock back, sugar is the one thing I'd try and lose from the diet. Dropping sugar is so hard as it's in so many foodstuffs. This time of the year is really back for getting sugar urges. I now find I get sugar sweats if I accidentally eat too much.
Hard but the best way is to shop for the basics and not be tempted by supermarket rubbish. Always make your own meals (where possible).