Sugar, the diet aid!

[write-light.livejournal.com]

This is just a complete logic fail.



TEXT:

If sugar is so fattening, how come so many kids are thin?

Next time you pass a bunch of kids, take a look. Kids eat and drink more sugar than anybody. But how many fat kids do you see? The fact is, if you constantly take in more food than your body needs, you'll probably get fat. If you eat a balanced diet in moderation, you probably won't. And sugar in moderation has a place in a well-balanced diet. For kids, eating or drinking something with sugar in it can mean a new supply of body fuel. Fuel that can be used in not too many minutes. There's a useful psychological effect, too. The good natural sweetness of sugar is like a little reward that promotes a sense of satisfaction and well-being. The thing is, good nutrition comes from a balanced diet. And a balanced diet means the right amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, and carbohydrates. Now, what's one important carbohydrate? Sugar.

Sugar. It isn't just good flavor; it's good food.

Comments

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Yeah, right. (Personally, I don't think the sugar substitutes are any better. But that's just me.)

[write-light.livejournal.com]

well, 'better' is really general; better for calorie intake? weight loss? health side effects?

[gatepromise.livejournal.com]

Obviously, this was written well before video games and computers, when kids actually went outside and actively PLAYED. There's a true point in the text--sweets in moderation, it's all good, as long as one eats from all the food groups.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

I agree that paragraph was sensible - until they suggested sugar as "one important carbohydrate".

[promisemewings.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I agree with you on that one.

[misstia]

maybe it's just me, but on my flist that text is microscopic.....it's a wee bit bigger when i view it on the NEW SUCKY COMMENT page....

i believe LJ also fucked around with the text settings too.....oh am i pissed at LJ today....

[saintly-heretic.livejournal.com]

the comments do look f*ing weird

[write-light.livejournal.com]

My fault - I set it small so it wouldn't take up so much space. Check it in a minute.

[misstia]

thank you!!! much better!! :)

---too easy blaming LJ for everything today!!!

[saintly-heretic.livejournal.com]

lol wtf are all these claims
citation needed

[limejellybeans.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha wow...

[corridor7f.livejournal.com]

...give 'em a decade.

[adsfromthe1800s.livejournal.com]

Wow - agreed...terrible logic. But very funny.

[lauren5678.livejournal.com]

Unless you're a juvenile diabetic like me, then its a trip to the ER.

[1geek-queen.livejournal.com]

Sugar's okay in moderation, but my sugar cravings, sadly, don't always listen to logic.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Ditto.

[bunnycat94.livejournal.com]

This was before kids WERE fat. It was before they sat inside on their fat butts all day playing the PS3, and before everything we ate was "fat-free" but full of other things that aren't even real food. Ugh.

[hutchlover.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this was when McDonald's was a monthly treat, not an every-other-day occurrence.

Sugar is a carbohydrate of sorts, but not necessarily a healthy one.

However, I think the article is actually very progressive in discussing things in moderation. Too bad the parents from the 1990s didn't get the message.