Are There Any Healthy Sugars And Sweeteners?

This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox and InsideTracker. As
hunter-gatherers, we ate the equivalent of only 20 teaspoons of
sugar a year. Today, we eat over 150 pounds per year per person, or
half a pound per day. The average school kid eats 34 teaspoons of
sugar a day. Many supermarkets and health-food stores now carry
many sneaky sources of sugar disguised in unrecognizable
ingredients and so-called “healthy” foods that contain as much—if
not more—sugar than their regular versions. In today’s episode of
my series I’m calling Health Bites, I am talking all about sugar
and sweeteners. I discuss how sugar can dramatically alter your
metabolism and brain chemistry, causing you to suffer intense
cravings, how quitting sugar can rapidly improve your health, the
different types of sugars, and what sugars we should absolutely
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details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber
version): True or False segment: busting frequent myths about sugar
(5:58 / 2:15)  The problem with sugar (13:12 / 9:32) 
Sugar addiction and quitting sugar (16:23 / 12:40)  The many
ways to say “sugar” (20:37 / 17:25)  Artificial sweeteners and
sugar alcohols (22:37 / 19:00)  Which natural sweeteners are
better than others? (26:51 / 23:09)  Sugar production and the
environment (29:43 / 25:56)  Which sweeteners to eat and which
ones to avoid (33:33 / 28:55)   Mentioned in this episode
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