New research suggests that children under two who are given less sugar have about a fifth lower dementia risk. Does cutting sugar that early protect the brain or is the study picking up another hidden factor?
My son will be dementia proof! We basically tried our best to not give him any added sugar until he was 3. Now, he will rule over all you demented peasants!
The body turns both of it into glucagon in your body anyway, and in insulin spikes. Doesnt matter if its natural carbs from flour or the sugars found in an apple, or table sugar stuffed in your drink. (Of course fructose is a bit different as thats handled in your liver…)
The fructose caveat you’ve given is huge, though. Almost all added sugar is in the form of sucrose (half fructose) or high fructose corn syrup (also half fructose).
Plus, quantity itself does matter, too. If the effect of adding a bunch of sugar is that the person ends up consuming more sugar overall, then that can affect health as well.
I get that, and we limited all sugar, but he still had fruits and veggies. Just no candy, ice cream, cupcakes, anything like that. I think that’s still an improvement over the regular American diet.
My son will be dementia proof! We basically tried our best to not give him any added sugar until he was 3. Now, he will rule over all you demented peasants!
“Added” sugar and natural sugar … soesnt matter
The body turns both of it into glucagon in your body anyway, and in insulin spikes. Doesnt matter if its natural carbs from flour or the sugars found in an apple, or table sugar stuffed in your drink. (Of course fructose is a bit different as thats handled in your liver…)
The fructose caveat you’ve given is huge, though. Almost all added sugar is in the form of sucrose (half fructose) or high fructose corn syrup (also half fructose).
Plus, quantity itself does matter, too. If the effect of adding a bunch of sugar is that the person ends up consuming more sugar overall, then that can affect health as well.
Things with added sugar tend to have more sugar than things with natural sugars.
Glycemic index is for that right?
I get that, and we limited all sugar, but he still had fruits and veggies. Just no candy, ice cream, cupcakes, anything like that. I think that’s still an improvement over the regular American diet.