Your Sweet Tooth

Of course sugar is an easy target and the favorite bogeyman of dietary habits. The average North American consumes the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar a day – more than double the recommended amount — and drinks 53 gallons of soft drinks per year, a whopping 40 per cent increase over the consumption levels of 20 years ago. But that’s just the beginning of the good carb vs. bad carb debate . . .

If your sweet tooth doesn’t undo your best intentions with regard to sugar, count on the body to perform its own secret act of sabotage. When you severely restrict carbohydrate intake, your body gets sweet revenge by converting available fats and proteins into blood sugar; essentially forcing other nutrients to become unwitting soldiers in the carbohydrate army. Read more...