Sugar Busters(sugar Is Toxic) What It Is "Cut Sugar to Trim Fat" proclaims
the dust jacket of Sugar Busters!. "Sugar is toxic!" And that''s the basic premise of the diet. The authors tell you to eliminate all sweets made with refined sugar and certain fruits and vegetables with a high-sugar content because they wreak havoc on your biochemical system. The diet also promises to lower your cholesterol, achieve optimal wellness, increase your energy, and help treat diabetes and other diseases.
So proclaims the diet that became a self-published phenomenon in New Orleans, until a major publisher released Sugar Busters!. The four authors are H. Leighton Steward, a former CEO, and three doctors from the Big Easy: Morrison C. Bethea, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon; Samuel S. Andrews, MD, an endocrinologist; and Luis A. Balart, MD, a gastroenterologist.Although the authors say that counting calories or measuring food is not a part of the Sugar Busters! plan, they suggest you "look at portion size," which is another way of cutting calories -- even though they claim that "calories are not the answer to weight gain or loss." In addition, the authors point out that moderate exercise will not significantly affect weight loss if you continue to eat foods with high sugar content. Finally, they caution that the diet is not for exercise fanatics.
The Concept Sugar Busters! is a nutritional lifestyle, not just another fad diet. It is about how, what, and when to eat and, yes, it does involve exercise. You will find Sugar Busters! logical, practical, and reasonable and you will not be burdened by having to weigh, count, and measure. Because we encourage you to avoid refined sugar and processed grain products, Sugar Busters! will be a “less” sugar diet but definitely not a “no” sugar diet. In fact we strongly encourage you to make a commitment to choosing correct carbohydrates, those low insulin-producing carbohydrates. Insulin causes you to convert and store excess sugar as fat and also store excess fat as fat. You cannot live without insulin, but you can live much better without too much insulin. Remember, most of the fat on your body comes from sugar, not fat.Sugar Busters! involves eating high fiber vegetables and whole grains. The fiber in both of these food products has a beneficial effect on your digestive process and overall health. Fruits are encouraged on Sugar Busters! and are excellent as snacks. Meats are an important source of protein but should be lean and trimmed. Sugar Busters! is cautious about fat. We encourage reduced fat products when choosing milk and cheese and strongly advocate careful attention to saturated fats. Too much saturated fat and transfats, those oils used in fast foods, are very harmful not only to your waistline but also to your heart and blood vessels. Hydration is important and everyone is encouraged to drink six to eight glasses of water daily. Missing meals is not healthy. It is important to eat three regular meals daily, and appropriate snacks are allowed. But moderation in portion size is most important. If you are not careful you easily can eat too much of even a correct food choice. Late night snacking is not allowed. Eating at night before going to bed only raises your insulin level and encourages cholesterol production since most cholesterol is manufactured while you are sleeping.Exercise is an important part of any successful nutritional lifestyle. You should strive to exercise at least twenty minutes four days per week so that you will raise your resting heart rate. However, most people are over-ambitious about exercise, and when they do not meet their expectations they just don’t do it at all. They literally bite off more (exercise) than they can chew (perform). A little exercise will go a long way and certainly is better than none at all.
Sugar Busters! is not restrictive. You can eat from all food groups, but we encourage you to make the beselections within each food group Sugar Busters! is not an extreme or radical approach to nutrition but rather the voice of moderation. A great plan not followed yields poor results. Sugar Busters! has been developed to encourage compliance rather than cheating. The closer you follow Sugar Busters! the better your results. You and your family deserve the best. Make the correct nutritional choice and join the Sugar Busters! lifestyle.