Sugar Spelled Backwards......

​By Courtney Snyder, MD

...is ragus - an Aran Island's word for 'desire' or 'urge.’  The Aran Islands are off the west coast of Ireland and have little to do with this post, except maybe to help draw in unsuspecting readers.

Like me, you may wonder,... "Who really wants to read about the problems with sugar?"

Over these past four weeks, I considered many approaches:

I’d be inclusive and point out that despite great individual variability in how our bodies react to foods, science is showing that limiting or avoiding sugar makes good sense for...well...pretty much everyone.

I thought I’d be investigative - I’d give an excessive list of names for hidden sugar on food labels.  I’d give examples of how much sugar is in “savory” foods - e.g. 1/2 cup of tomato soup has 3 tsp. of sugar. For those into calculations, 4 grams = 1 tsp.

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