When is Dessert OK? When it's For a Good Cause!

By the turn of the twenty-first century, the USDA recorded sixty-seven pounds of sugar from sugar cane and sugar beets, eighty-six pounds of sugar from corn sweeteners, and one pound of other natural sweeteners such as honey and maple syrup were delivered (per capita) into the American food supply.

That adds up to a total carbohydrate sweetener availability of around 154 pounds per person.
In November 2003, a review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined evidence from multiple studies on high fructose corn syrup. The researchers concluded that large quantities of fructose from a variety of sources, including table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup:

• Induce insulin resistance


• Impair glucose tolerance


• Produce high levels of insulin


• Boost a dangerous type of fat in the blood


• Cause high blood pressure in animals

Given all this, does the indiscriminate practice of eating dessert make sense to you? It doesn't make sense to me.

What does make sense to me is being discriminating when it comes to eating dessert.

Only eat desserts that you love, not any dessert that happens to pass by you.
Eat dessert when it's for an important occasion, not every day.
Eat dessert when it's for a good cause, like the link below will show you...

http://www.makeawishbc.ca/index.php?option=com_mawnews&Itemid=55&id=11&PHPSESSID=ae193ba05c7477e0def03dc431bb2d05
Today is April 20th. May I suggest a challenge to you, dear readers?

Do not eat any dessert for these next 11 days - a dessert fast, if you will.

Then, on May 1st, enjoy your dessert for a good cause. Help the Make A Wish Foundation continue to make wishes come true.

Then, on May 2nd, spend an extra 30 minutes on the elliptical! With a clear conscience!

Ref: http://www.splendaexposed.com/
Ref: http://www.sugar.org/