Berkley Books (part of the Penguin Group) has given me
permission to distribute an excerpt from the new book,
"SUGAR SHOCK!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your
Life -- And How You Can Get Back on Track" by journalist
and former sugar addict Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C., with
Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.

SUGAR SHOCK! is a compelling, easy-to-read, eye-opening
book that features interviews with hundreds of medical
experts and the insights of thousands of "sugar sufferers."

The excerpt, "Hypoglycemia -- A Hidden Hell," tells the sad
story of how millions of Americans are needlessly suffering
from a constellation of symptoms that perplex even their
doctors. Physicians often don't realize that mystifying
ailments such as mood swings, depression, mental confusion,
severe PMS, and heart palpitations are telltale signs of
reactive hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). And this condition
is usually triggered by excessively consuming sugar and
refined carbs (something most Americans do).

Tragically, people who suffer from hypoglycemia are often
misdiagnosed for years. Many are told that they have a
mental illness, and they're often advised to seek therapy
or take psychiatric drugs. But, usually the best treatment
for hypoglycemia is quite simple: Just cut out all sugars
and processed carbs and eat modest amounts of nourishing,
wholesome foods.

To get the excerpt, send mailto:stevoke...@bellsouth.net
with the subject line "Send Bennett" and I will reply with
the text -- and *only* the text -- NO file attachments or
opt-in mailing list jive. Connie Bennett, the author of
SUGAR SHOCK!, will be available to answer your questions
during her upcoming blog tour. Please see the excerpt for
dates and locations.

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

On 1 Feb 2007 06:59:56 -0800, TC wrote:

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/305_eat.html#limitsugar

| FDA Consumer magazine
| May-June 2005 Issue

| Healthier Eating

[...]

| Limit Added Sugars
|
| The Dietary Guidelines recommend choosing and preparing food and
| beverages with little added sugars. Added sugars are sugars and syrups
| added to foods and beverages in processing or preparation, not the
| naturally occurring sugars in fruits or milk. Major sources of added
| sugars in the American diet include regular soft drinks, candy, cake,
| cookies, pies, and fruit drinks. In the ingredients list on food
| products, sugar may be listed as brown sugar, corn syrup, glucose,
| sucrose, honey, or molasses. Be sure to check the sugar in low-fat and
| fat-free products, which sometimes contain a lot of sugar, Tanner says.
|
| Instead of drinking regular soda and sugary fruit drinks, try diet soda,
| low-fat or fat-free milk, water, flavored water, or 100 percent fruit
| juice.
|
| For snacks and desserts, try fruit. "People are often pleasantly
| surprised that fruit is great for satisfying a sweet tooth," Tanner
| says. "And if ice cream is calling your name, don't have it in the
| freezer. Make it harder to get by having to go out for it. Then it can
| be an occasional treat."

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/D5_Carbs.htm

| Since the RDA for carbohydrate is relatively easy to meet, and
| carbohydrates (sugars and starches) supply calories, it is important to
| choose food sources of carbohydrates carefully to maximize nutrient
| value per calorie. Also, since fiber has known health benefits (e.g.,
| promoting a healthy laxation and decreasing the risk of CHD and
| diabetes) it is advisable to select high-fiber foods where possible.
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/E_Transla...

| To achieve weight control, for example, guidance to increase one's intake
| of certain food groups must go hand in hand with guidance to decrease
| intake of added sugars and solid fats. At the same time, being
| physically active increases energy expenditure and makes it easier to
| meet recommended intakes for nutrients and to control weight. The
| Committee believes these messages should be conveyed in Nutrition and
| Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005.
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter...

| The healthiest way to reduce calorie intake is to reduce one's intake of
| added sugars, fats, and alcohol, which all provide calories but few or
| no essential nutrients (for more information, see chs. 6, 7, and 9).
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter...

| Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
|
| Chapter 7

[...]
| Consequently, it is important to choose carbohydrates wisely. Foods in
| the basic food groups that provide carbohydrates-fruits, vegetables,
| grains, and milk-are important sources of many nutrients. Choosing
| plenty of these foods, within the context of a calorie-controlled diet,
| can promote health and reduce chronic disease risk. However, the greater
| the consumption of foods containing large amounts of added sugars, the
| more difficult it is to consume enough nutrients without gaining weight.
| Consumption of added sugars provides calories while providing little, if
| any, of the essential nutrients.
[...]

| KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
|
| Choose fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and whole grains often.
|
| Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little added sugars or
| caloric sweeteners, such as amounts suggested by the USDA Food Guide and
| the DASH Eating Plan.
|
| Reduce the incidence of dental caries by practicing good oral hygiene and
| consuming sugar- and starch-containing foods and beverages less
| frequently.

[...]
| Individuals who consume food or beverages high in added sugars tend to
| consume more calories than those who consume food or beverages low in
| added sugars; they also tend to consume lower amounts of micronutrients.
| Although more research is needed, available prospective studies show a
| positive association between the consumption of calorically sweetened
| beverages and weight gain. For this reason, decreased intake of such
| foods, especially beverages with caloric sweeteners, is recommended to
| reduce calorie intake and help achieve recommended nutrient intakes and
| weight control.
[...]

| Children
[...]
| beverages with caloric sweeteners, sugars and sweets, and other sweetened
| foods that provide little or no nutrients are negatively associated with
| diet quality and can contribute to excessive energy intakes, affirming
| the importance of reducing added sugar intake substantially from current
| levels. Most of the studies of preschool children suggest a positive
| association between sucrose consumption and dental caries, though other
| factors (particularly infrequent brushing or not using fluoridated
| toothpaste) are more predictive of caries outcome than is sugar
| consumption.
[...]

On Feb 1, 9:43 am, Enrico C <use_replyto_addr...@devils.com> wrote:





On 1 Feb 2007 06:59:56 -0800, TC wrote:

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2005/305_eat.html#limitsugar

| FDA Consumer magazine
| May-June 2005 Issue

| Healthier Eating

[...]

| Limit Added Sugars
|
| The Dietary Guidelines recommend choosing and preparing food and
| beverages with little added sugars. Added sugars are sugars and syrups
| added to foods and beverages in processing or preparation, not the
| naturally occurring sugars in fruits or milk. Major sources of added
| sugars in the American diet include regular soft drinks, candy, cake,
| cookies, pies, and fruit drinks. In the ingredients list on food
| products, sugar may be listed as brown sugar, corn syrup, glucose,
| sucrose, honey, or molasses. Be sure to check the sugar in low-fat and
| fat-free products, which sometimes contain a lot of sugar, Tanner says.
|
| Instead of drinking regular soda and sugary fruit drinks, try diet soda,
| low-fat or fat-free milk, water, flavored water, or 100 percent fruit
| juice.
|
| For snacks and desserts, try fruit. "People are often pleasantly
| surprised that fruit is great for satisfying a sweet tooth," Tanner
| says. "And if ice cream is calling your name, don't have it in the
| freezer. Make it harder to get by having to go out for it. Then it can
| be an occasional treat."

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/D5_Carbs.htm

| Since the RDA for carbohydrate is relatively easy to meet, and
| carbohydrates (sugars and starches) supply calories, it is important to
| choose food sources of carbohydrates carefully to maximize nutrient
| value per calorie. Also, since fiber has known health benefits (e.g.,
| promoting a healthy laxation and decreasing the risk of CHD and
| diabetes) it is advisable to select high-fiber foods where possible.
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/E_Transla...

| To achieve weight control, for example, guidance to increase one's intake
| of certain food groups must go hand in hand with guidance to decrease
| intake of added sugars and solid fats. At the same time, being
| physically active increases energy expenditure and makes it easier to
| meet recommended intakes for nutrients and to control weight. The
| Committee believes these messages should be conveyed in Nutrition and
| Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005.
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter...

| The healthiest way to reduce calorie intake is to reduce one's intake of
| added sugars, fats, and alcohol, which all provide calories but few or
| no essential nutrients (for more information, see chs. 6, 7, and 9).
[...]

http://www.health.gov/DietaryGuidelines/dga2005/document/html/chapter...

| Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
|
| Chapter 7

[...]
| Consequently, it is important to choose carbohydrates wisely. Foods in
| the basic food groups that provide carbohydrates-fruits, vegetables,
| grains, and milk-are important sources of many nutrients. Choosing
| plenty of these foods, within the context of a calorie-controlled diet,
| can promote health and reduce chronic disease risk. However, the greater
| the consumption of foods containing large amounts of added sugars, the
| more difficult it is to consume enough nutrients without gaining weight.
| Consumption of added sugars provides calories while providing little, if
| any, of the essential nutrients.
[...]

| KEY RECOMMENDATIONS
|
| Choose fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and whole grains often.
|
| Choose and prepare foods and beverages with little added sugars or
| caloric sweeteners, such as amounts suggested by the USDA Food Guide and
| the DASH Eating Plan.
|
| Reduce the incidence of dental caries by practicing good oral hygiene and
| consuming sugar- and starch-containing foods and beverages less
| frequently.

[...]
| Individuals who consume food or beverages high in added sugars tend to
| consume more calories than those who consume food or beverages low in
| added sugars; they also tend to consume lower amounts of micronutrients.
| Although more research is needed, available prospective studies show a
| positive association between the consumption of calorically sweetened
| beverages and weight gain. For this reason, decreased intake of such
| foods, especially beverages with caloric sweeteners, is recommended to
| reduce calorie intake and help achieve recommended nutrient intakes and
| weight control.
[...]

| Children
[...]
| beverages with caloric sweeteners, sugars and sweets, and other sweetened
| foods that provide little or no nutrients are negatively associated with
| diet quality and can contribute to excessive energy intakes, affirming
| the importance of reducing added sugar intake substantially from current
| levels. Most of the studies of preschool children suggest a positive
| association between sucrose consumption and dental caries, though other
| factors (particularly infrequent brushing or not using fluoridated
| toothpaste) are more predictive of caries outcome than is sugar
| consumption.
[...]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,940287,00.html

Sugar industry threatens to scupper WHO

Sarah Boseley, health editor
Monday April 21, 2003
The Guardian

The sugar industry in the US is threatening to bring the World Health
Organisation to its knees by demanding that Congress end its funding
unless the WHO scraps guidelines on healthy eating, due to be
published on Wednesday.
The threat is being described by WHO insiders as tantamount to
blackmail and worse than any pressure exerted by the tobacco lobby.

In a letter to Gro Harlem Brundtland, the WHO's director general, the
Sugar Association says it will "exercise every avenue available to
expose the dubious nature" of the WHO's report on diet and nutrition,
including challenging its $406m (£260m) funding from the US.

The industry is furious at the guidelines, which say that sugar should
account for no more than 10% of a healthy diet. It claims that the
review by international experts which decided on the 10% limit is
scientifically flawed, insisting that other evidence indicates that a
quarter of our food and drink intake can safely consist of sugar.
"Taxpayers' dollars should not be used to support misguided, non-
science-based reports which do not add to the health and well-being of
Americans, much less the rest of the world," says the letter. "If
necessary we will promote and encourage new laws which require future
WHO funding to be provided only if the organisation accepts that all
reports must be supported by the preponderance of science."

The association, together with six other big food industry groups, has
also written to the US health secretary, Tommy Thompson, asking him to
use his influence to get the WHO report withdrawn. The coalition
includes the US Council for International Business, comprising more
than 300 companies, including Coca-Cola and Pepsico.

The sugar lobby's strong-arm tactics are nothing new, according to
Professor Phillip James, the British chairman of the International
Obesity Taskforce who wrote the WHO's previous report on diet and
nutrition in 1990. The day after his expert committee had decided on a
10% limit, the World Sugar Organisation "went into overdrive", he
said. "Forty ambassadors wrote to the WHO insisting our report should
be removed, on the grounds that it would do irreparable damage to
countries in the developing world."

Prof James was called in by the American embassy in Geneva "to explain
to them why they were suddenly getting an enormous amount of pressure
from the state department to have our report retracted". The sugar
industry, he discovered, had hired one of Washington's top lobbying
companies.

The sugar lobby was unsuccessful that time, but now, he says, "we are
getting a replay, but much more powerfully based, because the food
industry seems to have a much greater influence on the Bush
government".

Since his 1990 report, the International Life Sciences Institute,
founded by Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, General Foods, Kraft and Procter and
Gamble, has also gained accreditation to the WHO and the UN's Food and
Agriculture Organisation.

At one point, says Prof James, "I was asked not to send any more
emails about any of the dietary aspects of health that related to
sugar. I was told that within 24 hours of my sending a note, the food
industry would be telephoning and arranging dinners."

Aubrey Sheiham, professor of dental public health at University
College, London, Medical School, said he also encountered the strength
of the sugar lobby when he was one of the experts involved in putting
together an EC guideline called Eurodiet.

"I wrote the sugar part of that," he said. "When we met in Crete [in
June 2000], the sugar people said if the 10% [limit] was in, the whole
report would be blocked. I remember we went into a huddle with various
people and some of the diplomats, and we were meeting in people's
bedrooms and saying, how can we work around this?"

In the end, he said, they worked out that a recommendation that nobody
should eat sugar more than four times a day was equivalent to a 10%
limit. But he considered the committee had been bullied.

The Sugar Association objects to the new report having been published
in draft on the WHO's website for consultation purposes, without what
it considers "a broad external peer-review process". It wants a full
economic analysis of the impact of the recommendations on all 192
member countries. In the letter to Dr Brundtland, it demands that
Wednesday's joint launch with ...

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The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

First we see an assertion:

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

Then the same poster pastes:

"example -- as well as the more obvious soft drinks, snack foods,
pastries and candy. The report suggests an upper limit of 10 percent
of calories from added sugars -- about the amount recommended by our
own Department of Agriculture's food pyramid. According to the"

Which is it 25 or 10 percent? In light of the several web links to fda
material promoting good nutrition and avoiding added sugars the first
assertion above seems out of the loop on accurate information and the
real total nutritional advice picture of the fda.

First we see an assertion:

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

Then the same poster pastes:

"example -- as well as the more obvious soft drinks, snack foods,
pastries and candy. The report suggests an upper limit of 10 percent
of calories from added sugars -- about the amount recommended by our
own Department of Agriculture's food pyramid. According to the"

Which is it 25 or 10 percent? In light of the several web links to fda
material promoting good nutrition and avoiding added sugars the first
assertion above seems out of the loop on accurate information and the
real total nutritional advice picture of the fda.

R-e-a-d- -w-h-a-t- -i- -a-c-t-u-a-l-l-y- -p-o-s-t-e-d.

Is that spelled out clearly enough for you?

Fucking useless trolls.

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

And that is after WHO warned against having more than 10% of your
caloric intake as sugars.

The safest amount of sugars in ones diet is ZERO.

We must realize that the US has taken an official gov't regulatory
position that blatantly advocates and supports the slow poisoning of
its own population.

TC - Beef Advisor

On 1 Feb 2007 06:59:56 -0800, "TC" <tunder...@hotmail.com> wrote:

The US nutritional authorities are advocating that you can eat up to
25% of your caloric intake as sugars!!!!!

So the rest of your caloric intake is to be fat and protein? 75%?
Wow, I'll bet you cant find a document that says this.

And that is after WHO warned against having more than 10% of your
caloric intake as sugars.

I'll bet you can't find a WHO document that advocates less than 10%
carb in your diet

The safest amount of sugars in ones diet is ZERO.

So a zero carb diet? Bit extreme? So 60% fat, and 40% protein?
Sounds like osteoporosis and utter boredom coming on, and better hope
your kidneys hold out.

We must realize that the US has taken an official gov't regulatory
position that blatantly advocates and supports the slow poisoning of
its own population.

Paranoia is a serious disorder.

TC - Beef Advisor

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