I Quit Sugar for Life Read Free

this is weird: in 2011, two Australian nutrition and diabetes experts published a study arguing that at the same time obesity rates soared (tripling in 30
years), consumption of refined sugar had fallen. They called this phenomenon ‘the Australian Paradox’ in an effort to show sugar is OK to eat. And, yes, I did just tell you
they’re diabetes experts.
    The only issue is, there is no Australian Paradox. Indeed, the crux of the case rested on data that doesn’t even exist. The Australian Bureau of Statistics aborted the
survey more than a decade ago because it was unreliable, something they only do in cases where the data is so flimsy. In fact, a recently published study by the University of Western Australia over
a 22-year period showed very large increases in the consumption of sugar in our nation. In fact, Australian Import data shows average sugar consumption from imported food alone is 30 g per day per
person!
    LET’S TRY THIS

TAKE CONTROL OF OUR WELLNESS
    There’s no point waiting around for laws to change or dietary guidelines to shift. As the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) chair said when announcing
the changes to the Australian Dietary Guidelines: ‘The challenge is there’s so many people out there in the community that have got a vested interest.’ We have to change
ourselves. That’s OK. In fact, it’s more empowering this way. We can vote with our dollar and unlearn the vested information ourselves.
    This ain’t no flash-in-the pan fad.
    Nope, it’s a powerful way of life.
    Want some pointers on how it can be done?
    Flick on . . .

 
    I see this 9-part code as a framework for simple, no-brainer health that supports sugar-free living.
    It’s assembled from interviews I’ve conducted with the world’s leading wellness experts and from my health theories. Digest and then turn to the four-week
programme to start your own wellness experiment.

AFTER YOU’VE QUIT SUGAR WITH THE EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAMME you pretty much continue quitting sugar.
    LET’S GO OVER THE GIST AGAIN:
    Do we need sugar?
    We need
glucose
, for sure. But not fructose. As paediatric endocrinologist Dr Robert Lustig says, ‘There is not one biochemical reaction in your body, not one,
that requires dietary fructose, not one that requires sugar. Dietary sugar is completely irrelevant to life. People say
    , oh, you need sugar to live. Garbage.’ In addition: 58% of protein and 10% of fat changes into glucose once in the body, which can be used as needed. In fact, even if you
only
ate meats, eggs and good fats, you’d easily fulfil all of your body’s glucose needs.
    How much sugar are we meant to eat again?
    As little as possible is the short answer. The longer answer is more convoluted and there are many diverging opinions on intake and what constitutes sugar and, indeed, added
sugar.
    Around the world, recommendations are increasingly being revised down and down, which suggests something, right? The American Heart Foundation’s 2013 recommendations
(revised down) advise no more than 5 teaspoons (20 grams) a day for women, 9 teaspoons (36 grams) for men and 3 teaspoons (12 grams) for kids.
    The British Dietetic Association recommends about 50 grams or 12 teaspoons a day. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently advised this figure should be lower following
reviews of the scientific evidence of the link with obesity. However, the UK government’s scientific advisory committee on nutrition – whose senior members advising on the sugar issue
also work for large sugar companies – is fighting this (surprised much?).
    The European Heart Network in 2011 set the aim of limiting intake to 6 teaspoons.
    In Australia, there are no government recommendations on sugar intake, but the latest Australian Dietary Guidelines (2013) revised down their sugar intake message from
‘eat moderately’ to ‘limit’, again in response to the mounting scientific evidence against sugar.
    Where does this leave us?