Health

Bar with caramel for breakfast and should go for the spinach and feta cheese omlet, instead?

J/K

Sugar is, in all forms, poison. Insert fruit caveat here. It is also ridiculously addictive, becomes fat and has been linked to the development of dementia. It most certainly causes inflammation, which when it goes awry, is the known basis for all disease.

A word or two about fat in foods. I am increasing my intake of good fats, MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids and have put no limit on them in my diet. I am, however fighting appetite, chewing and a swallowing problems, so when I can eat, what I eat is condition specific. Let's just say that the blender and the chopper are my companions on the trip.

Also, I have been trying to follow the advice of Dr. Mark Hyman and suggest checking him out if you haven't already. He claims that we are having a food revolution, among other things.

As for weight loss, I recommend that you consider the Salk Institute method. Combined with monitoring intake of food types (like anything "white" eg., rice, potatoes, bread, refined sugar, etc.) it addresses time and duration of intake free periods as contributory to weight control. Also known as time restricted feeding or so called chrononutrition.

Additional information about metabolic influences on weight should also be considered, like possible abnormalities in the leptin and ghrelin systems that may contribute to the development of obesity. Though the relationships are not completely clear, metabolic disturbances cannot be ignored when addressing weight.

Very interesting post, ProfessorPlum. Thank you for sharing it. I appreciate your empathic expression of concern for the wellness of myself and fellow DUers. This is truly an amazing place. Posters like you contribute to the emotional and physical wellness of more souls, than I suspect the founders forsaw. Thanks again.

♡ lmsp