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sugar question.

chachdog Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/01/14	2004/03/11, 03:57 PM is a gram of sugar in a drink lets say equal to 1 coffee sugar packet? ie 19 grams of sugar in a shake is 69 sugar packets?
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/03/11, 05:19 PM A teaspoon of sugar weighs 4 grams. Those packets are supposedly a teaspoon. Heres the math....19/4=4.75. Now that is if you are talking about white sugar from cane. Hope this helps. -------------- \"A will finds a way, failure is not an option\" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
chachdog Posts: 11 Joined: 2004/01/14	2004/03/14, 07:24 PM So how many sugar grams are "allowed" per day? I get the carbs, protein etc but now i worrry about sugar. thanks.
neiltilley Posts: 325 Joined: 2003/03/09	2004/03/15, 07:19 AM sugar is a complete non nutritional substance. Sugar does nothing constructive except store as fat. White bread is made with it, canned soup too. Try to make your sugars come from nature in the form of fruit, vegetables and wholegrain bread, rice etc... I used to take sugar in coffee, but by using my brain manipulating ideas I know drink it black, and a white(skimmed milk only) with canderel was a one off treat. I don't really bother for any of it now. Put a scrap of paper in your pocket that you wrote ''I don't like sugar in my coffee'' . Put less or none in your coffee by will power alone. Every day, write the same note until you don't care for sugar like that. It works for any suggestion you make like 'I like raw cauliflower' or 'I don't like fatty pork'.. Try it, what have you got to lose
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2004/03/15, 10:59 AM Or replace it with a sweetener like splenda. Sugar also contributes to inflammation in your system- i can tell when my clients with arthritis have cheated on their eating plans - they have more aches and complaints after eating sugar! eating sugar also causes a rizse in blood sugar, an insulin response, and a drop in blod sugar which causes you to crave more...sugar! A vicious cycle that leads to more stored fat!!! -------------- "To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it." Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn