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Sweet Poison, Why Sugar Makes Us Fat, Toxic Oil, Taming Toxic People, Free Schools David Gillespie is an Australian lawyer, anti-sugar activist and low-carbohydrate diet author who has written several books about health and nutrition.
Pure, White and Deadly is a 1972 book by John Yudkin, a British nutritionist and former Chair of Nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College, London. [1] Published in New York, it was the first publication by a scientist to anticipate the adverse health effects, especially in relation to obesity and heart disease, of the public's increased sugar consumption.
Despite the criticism that he had "no theoretical basis" to support his claims, [34] following a successful publication of his book in America, the McGovern Guidelines for US dietary goals recommended, in 1977, a reduction in sugar intake "by 40 percent," [36] and the US-published guidelines in 1980 prominently advised "don't eat too much sugar."
All of our biological systems for regulating energy, hunger and satiety get thrown off by eating foods that are high in sugar, low in fiber and injected with additives. And which now, shockingly, make up 60 percent of the calories we eat. Draining this poison from our trillion-dollar food system is not going to happen quickly or easily.
The recommendation is to have no more than 25 grams of added sugar a day from foods and drinks .
The calories in, calories out way of thinking about gaining weight isn't working. Instead of counting calories, watch your intake of refined sugar and grains.
Moskowitz used the term, bliss point, to describe "that sensory profile where you like food the most." [2] [3] The bliss point for salt, sugar, or fat is a range within which perception is that there is neither too much nor too little, but the "just right" amount of saltiness, sweetness, or richness.
To eat less sugar, you can start slowly by reading labels and making better choices, like having whole fruits when you crave sweetness and putting less sugar in your coffee. Small changes will add ...