The Importance of Refined Sugar

[Guest guest]

I'm not advocating a non-CRON approach in suggesting the potential value in

consuming refined sugar. It is not an easy thing to appreciate - at least in my

mind. I remembering reading of the immense value placed on sugar in the 16th?

century by Queen and other royalty of that age. It was an inheritable

good, alongside jewels! It has also done immense harm in the ensuing centuries.

If I may suggest a book, written by an authoritative author/researcher, that

makes the case for its' value - " How to Manage Your Mind and Mood through

Nutrition " by Wurtman. Granted it was written for the general public, but the

author is also the editor of a multi-volume set on the subject of brain

neurotransmitters.

As Walford has written, it matters not what the ratios of fat, carbohydrate or

protein are in the diet as long as there is optimum nutrition and you are at

your appropriate weight. I don't know how many people in this newsgroup are

following a low-carb approach. I imagine it is not that many. If you do follow

such an approach, keep in mind the therapeutic value of refined sugar - in

moderation. And if you follow a high-protein diet, the same holds.

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P.S. Wurtman also wrote a research paper on the potential value of maintaining

a 5:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein. Either for the Alzheimer's patient or

Parkinson's patient, I can't remember which. Very interesting area of inquiry.

Surprisingly, the RDA ratio for those macronutrients is 5:1.

Steve Cushing