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After completing David Gillespie's Sweet Poison: Why Sugar is Making Us Fat I chased up his next book, The Sweet Poison Quit Plan.  Now the knowledge that David provides is exceptional, as he battles through the different types of sugars, and also the effects that Artificial Sweeteners have. It has opened my eyes up on a number of fronts especially in the INGREDIENTS panels on the food we eat. I was taught through Bodytrim, to read and analyse the Nutritional panel on each of the foods we consume. So in many ways, I was already living a low sugar lifestyle, due to the low carb lifestyle. What David has now taught me, is to read the ingredients as well, as they list up some of the more harmful "sugar substitutes" like Sorbitol. To my shock, the "sugar free" gum and mints that I have become accustomed to chewing and munching on, was having a similar effect as what fructose would have on me.....One again, all I can suggest is read the book, David writes in a practical way, tinged with humour. It is easy reading and nothing to be scared of. Worst case scenario, is it provides you with more knowledge than what you had before.

The sugar in beer is maltose, which does metabolise to Glucose, so it is OK. Just don't drink a dozen schooners every day...and maybe just stick to my golden rule, of at least four AFD's a week, preferably five.

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I am reading David Gillespie's book, Sweet Poison at the moment, and it is a real eyeopener. His research is told in laymens terms, as he sought to find out how the body actually works in digesting food. The research began when he hit 120kgs on the scales....he now weighs 80kg and sits in the Normal range of the BMI for his height.

He details how sugar became popular and the dangers associated with our increasing consumption. The finger is pointed squarely at sugar as the major culprit behind the obesity epidemic.

Two interesting sidelights. Legend has it, that if sugar was to be invented NOW, it would not pass any of the food safety standards around. Secondly, when Coke decided to make a DIET product, what did they do? They removed the SUGAR....and that was twenty years ago. Read the book, people.