Thu, Aug-16-18, 08:25
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Plan: Very LC, Higher Protein
Stats: 227/186/185
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Progress: 98%
Location: Herndon, VA
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From the article by Elizabeth Crawford:
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"Sugar has become a very easy scapegoat, and I don't mean that in a throwaway, dismissive kind of way. Being smart with what you eat and enjoying sweets in moderation, using sugar in moderation, and focusing on a healthy balanced diet are messages that we are really trying to promote" on the new website, Chris Hogan, VP of communications at The Sugar Association told FoodNavigator-USA.
But at the same time, he explained "there is a distrust of sugar that is just so inaccurate and unjustified," that is based not on "one myth or one big misunderstanding, but rather on a lot of little things - almost like a lot of pinpricks" that have led to the demonization of sugar.
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Good, sounds like the accurate message is getting through to some about the dangers of sugar to the point where the sugar industry is becoming concerned about profitability. I have no sympathy for Mr. Hogan and his association members. Over the past 50+ years, the sugar industry has distorted the concept a healthy diet by sponsoring and paying "experts" to promote the message of sugar using celebrities describing its part in a healthy balanced diet to the point where saturated fat was mistakenly identified as the bad health scapegoat. The money paid to promote sugar and its products by sports and entertainment associations and related celebrities is stunning. This was to the detriment of the health of many who in good faith were following the recommended balanced diet and still are today. I take this communication and website as a good sign that some progress is being made. As a recovered carb addict, I have first-hand knowledge of how over time sugar in its many forms can lead people to eat in a haphazard way without control over quantity consumed while experiencing the incessant cravings for more.
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