Monday, June 8, 2015

Added sugar vs natural sugar

If you haven't seen That Sugar Film yet, do it! Damon Gameau puts his body (and essentially his life) on the line to show the viewer what eating so called 'healthy foods' can do to someone in 60 days. It's entertaining, informative and frightening.

There is a great article on the That Sugar Film website explaining added sugar vs natural sugar. I really liked this simple rule from the article:

"SUGARS naturally occurring in fruits, vegetables and dairy are OKAY but SUGARS removed from their original source and ADDED to foods, we need to be wary of."

Read the article: http://www.thatsugarfilm.com/added-sugar-vs-natural-sugar/

This is what bugs me with sweeteners like Nativa, is mostly stevia but has erythritol added. Essentially this is a sweeter derived from fruit - so it has been taken from it's original source.

In the grand scheme of things it's probably ok, however, for now, I think I might stick to my non-fructose dextrose. 


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