I think it’s been proven sugar is literally an addictive substance; it’s hard to say no when it’s not your rational mind in control.
A coworker at my previous work laughed when I said I’m addicted to sugar in the similar way he’s addicted to cigarettes. Most people seem to be ignorant about it.
I come from an ethnicity of starvation and poverty, and there’s growing research showing that diabetes actually used to be a protective adaptation.
In a similar vein this is why island nations have the highest rate of obesity. Their metabolism adapted to scarcity. But some people want to convince everyone that it’s as simple as calories-in-calories-out, as if every body works the same…
A coworker at my previous work laughed when I said I’m addicted to sugar in the similar way he’s addicted to cigarettes. Most people seem to be ignorant about it.
In a similar vein this is why island nations have the highest rate of obesity. Their metabolism adapted to scarcity. But some people want to convince everyone that it’s as simple as calories-in-calories-out, as if every body works the same…
People should try a month of avoiding sugar. Most won’t make it a day.
I used to get irritated at the “It’s just as simple as ci;co” attitude on r/loseit. For a different reason though.
It’s more than calories in, calories out. It’s shopping, and prepping, and cooking, and cleaning, and more prepping, and dishes, and…
And having the spoons to do all of that consistently. 😮💨