My brother asked me if I was doing this to avoid another turn at cancer or to loose weight. I told him to avoid cancer. Losing weight is a positive side effect. Weight loss will probably be mentioned more than the cancer aspect because how many times can I say "I don't have cancer today."
Here is a recent article that I am finding more and more prevalent: NYTimes Asks: Is Sugar Toxic?
I would take this article one step further and say it is not just sugar but includes all foods high in carbohydrates. Many diabetics have been able to stay healthy and off drugs by going low carb. And the link between diabetes and cancer grows closer every day. It is little tidbits like this article that encourage me to stick with it.
There probably isn't much funding for this type of research. Not much money in curing cancer by not eating carbs. Pharmaceutical companies are behind most of the decisions of what gets funded and what doesn't. So I don't see any monies being thrown at this type of research soon.
Not everyone who eats sugar is going to get cancer. Truth be told, if I hadn't been hit on the head by God I would still be eating donuts, pasta and garlic toast.
Now on a lighter subject...Remember the faux mashed potatoes I was going to try? Well I tried the Faux Rice instead. Also made with cauliflower and it was delicious!
DIET UPDATE: I wasn't on my best behavior over the weekend. My daughters took me wine tasting for my birthday but other than that I ate my hamburger without a bun, cheese without crackers, Tuna on lettuce instead of bread, and no sugary deserts. So I only lost 1 pound over the weekend. Total weight lost 3 pounds.
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