"Artificial sweeteners lead to obesity and glucose intolerance (diabetes)." It must be so; they explained the research on TV yesterday morning. Actually, it makes sense to me. I've seen lots of overweight people sucking down diet sodas. But what is artificial? Some are obvious: the pink packets, the blue packets and the yellow packets. But what about so-called natural sweeteners like Stevia, which comes from a root, or some syrups like Agave?
Many years ago I read a book called "Sugar Blues" - not sure if it's even in print any more but it was a fascinating book. Way back then, it deplored the evils of too much sugar but did not recommend any artificial sweeteners. The basic premise of the book was that the only sweetness you should ever put in your body is what you find unrefined in fresh fruit. Over the years, when I see my weight inching upwards, I know that I will be fine if I cut out sugar. I don't pretend to keep it up all the time but I know it's good for me. Sadly, we're sliding into the sweet time of year (Halloween through New Years), so I will not be too hard on myself but I know what one of my New Year's resolutions will be.
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