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Now, let’s share a second of rapport:
We all have dropped that chocolate
bar or ice cream for a bowl of plainbitter
salad, sometimes even shoving
the bread and pasta away for the fear
of simple sugar, only in venture to
shed a few pounds off. Yet it sounds
pretty convincing, Eh? All that
decadent sweetness and guilty
pleasure entailed sure does
something as screwed-up as weight
gain. And plus you’ve seen all these
obese kids munching on Reese’s and
oreos, there got to be a cause-andeffect
between the word “sugar” and
“being fat”.
But is sugar the real culprit behind
your lurking weight gain? Well, the
truth is: Sugar does not cause you to
gain weight. Okay. Hold on. If your
reaction is ‘BS’ or ‘F**k No!’, I can
totally relate. But let’s just be a little
bit more skeptical than just the plain
old “sugar makes you fat”. Before you
ditch all sugar and go paleo, read the
following, and you will be
overwhelmed to be enlightened that
sugar is not that EVIL after all, and
eating the correct sugar as part of
your diet will not hinder the weight
loss----it's totally Okay.
IT'S EVERYWHERE
Sugar is a pretty abstract. You may
think of it as Haagen Dazs or
Cheesecake factory, but it’s way
more complex. The term “sugar” is
like a big-ass family surname, and
under that there are three big-ass
headmasters: monosaccharides,
oligosaccharides, and
polysaccharides. Simply put,
monosaccharides are simple sugar
found in food like doughnut and even
fruits; oligosaccharides and
polysaccharides are found in veggie
and starches. So basically with
exception to raw meat and water,
EVERYTHING contains some form of
sugars, even the healthiest stuffs like
avocado.
EAT OR DIE
There is a legitimate reason behind
why you crave for sugar so much
after staying away from it for a long
time, and that is, you need sugar to
survive. Without sugar, your brain
goes ‘dead’, that clumps of neurons
and brain cells inside your head need
sugar to fuel your thinking and
creativity. If you ever had a brain fog,
you know now that was probably
because of low glucose level.
And that sugar-lust gene is also in
your DNA. Where ancient times held
fullness unaccountable, your Stone-
Age millenarian grandfather grabbed
on sugar and fat whenever he could
to survive the ‘Hunger Game’. Who
knows when’s the next meal? We love
sugar, and we need it, because
evolution says it help us stay ALIVE.
You wouldn’t want to torture your
body by dumping the main source of
energy you need. So chill-out, you’re
allowed to eat sugar.
GOOD N BAD
I bet 100 dollars that most of you
would somewhat arrive to the
resolution to eat only the “good
sugar” or “good carbs” and not the
“bad ones.” But bro, what do you
really mean by “good and bad”?
Because the truth is, there isn’t really
a “Good N Bad” distinction!
Let’s kick in with some shocking
chemistry.
First call for all the healthyorthodox:
Pineapple, cashews, and
sweet potatoes contain sucrose, a
type of simple sugar that’s got a
fructose and glucose; Second call to
the dessert-slaves: That corn syrup
contains the same sugar but only
breaks down faster.
Now the picture is clearer.
Chemically speaking, the “good” n
“bad” are just as similar. Whether
they are naturally occurring or
artificially made, they all end up in
glucose and absorbed by your body.
Now looking at it, they’re pretty
similar right?
But it certainly doesn’t mean that
cakes = fruits, and you should quit
the nuts for muffins. Occasional
dessert in moderation is fine. Eating
sugar is not problematic, the real
deal is how much you’re eating it.