Maintenance Phase

The Trouble with Sugar

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Apr 11, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Sugar-Free Key Lime Pie

  • Aubrey shares a story about a "sugar-free" key lime pie sweetened with maple syrup at Cafe Gratitude.
  • This highlights the misconception of alternative sweeteners being "sugar-free".
INSIGHT

Types of Sugar

  • Different types of sugar exist naturally, like glucose, fructose, and lactose.
  • These sugars are processed differently by the body, but for most, one type isn't inherently "better" than another.
ANECDOTE

The Robert Lustig Effect

  • Michael recounts watching Robert Lustig's "Sugar: The Bitter Truth" and cutting out all sugar for a month, resulting in weight loss then regaining it.
  • This illustrates the common experience with restrictive diets and their unsustainable nature.
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