I ran across this article (see the link below) about how fructose is actually bad for you after they’ve told us all this time that it’s better for you. There are a couple of videos, one you don’t want to watch if you are squeemish! on the page the article came from. Hope this helps you rethink your fructose intake. I know it will change mine. I’ve become quite dependant on such sweeteners during this diet and I am a bit upset to think I’ll have to change it up, but I think the evidence is overwhelming. What do you think:

Scientists have proved for the first time that fructose, a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks, can damage human metabolism and is fueling the obesity crisis.

Fructose, a sweetener usually derived from corn, can cause dangerous growths of fat cells around vital organs and is able to trigger the early stages of diabetes and heart disease.

Over 10 weeks, 16 volunteers on a controlled diet including high levels of fructose produced new fat cells around their heart, liver and other digestive organs. They also showed signs of food-processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease. Another group of volunteers on the same diet, but with glucose sugar replacing fructose, did not have these problems.

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The unprocessed fruit isn’t that hard, now is it? But the raw vegetables are a bit harder. And of course meat is to be at a minimum. I tried this approach and did lose 17 pounds in a month doing this – but then who wouldn’t not eating anything with carbs in it?

I’m going to focus now on doing this but add fish, chicken and milk products as well. I had dropped them altogether when I was eating fresh foods only.

Juices are okay as well and as long as they don’t have too many preservatives and sugars added I think I’ll be including them as well in the future.

I mean, isn’t this the jest of just about everything we read about how to eat healthy? Add water, exercise and a good nights sleep and we’ll have it going on! Yours in Health.