> "It often happens in the afternoon when your brain, which runs on sugar, starts to get hungry."
This moment isn't the problem per se. The brain's need for fuel is a legitimate biological process. The real problem is the generally poor attention to diet outside of the window. Juice for breakfast. Soda with lunch, dinner and late night. Cookies for snacks. Let's not forget sugar being added to (processed) food even when it's not necessary. Etc. These have all been normalized. Cookies for breakfast? Sure. No problem.
So what came first, the sugar addiction or the classic (shite) First World (mostly processed food) diet? I'd argue it's the latter. We've over-reinforced neuro paths to an unhealthy level. And we've made that a social norm as well. The brain isn't designed for such a relentless assault.
everywhere i go, i got fed with cookies and candies. everywhere i see children eating ice cream and sweets. I bet we will remember these dark times one day but right now the state of the ignorance is staggering
And that ignorance is an accomplice in the every increasing cost of healthcare. Talking about healthcare without talking about health is silly. Yet that's what we do.
iiuc simple carbs are main reason of three big ones, heart problems, cancer and diabetes. Seen more research linking it. And no one is talking about yet
Please allow me to clarify just a bit: No one mainstream in a position of power/influence is talking about it.
Sure we got ACA but that was only half the opportunity. The other half was telling the American people The Truth about their diet/lifestyle, and how that effects the cost of healthcare (to say nothing about the quality of life).
The problem is, that kind of honesty doesn't fare well with voters. It's also not good for business: Big Pharma, Food Inc., etc.
As far as I can tell, yet is going to be around for a long time.
I suspect that in a society without an endless convenient supply of sugar, the body is much more accustomed to using ketosis to generate fuel. We find it very difficult to turn on that pathway, typically through extremely aggressive carb restriction (<20g/day).
This moment isn't the problem per se. The brain's need for fuel is a legitimate biological process. The real problem is the generally poor attention to diet outside of the window. Juice for breakfast. Soda with lunch, dinner and late night. Cookies for snacks. Let's not forget sugar being added to (processed) food even when it's not necessary. Etc. These have all been normalized. Cookies for breakfast? Sure. No problem.
So what came first, the sugar addiction or the classic (shite) First World (mostly processed food) diet? I'd argue it's the latter. We've over-reinforced neuro paths to an unhealthy level. And we've made that a social norm as well. The brain isn't designed for such a relentless assault.