61 Ways to Leave Your Sugar

SUGAR BLUES
Back in the 80s, my hypoglycemic friend directed me to Sugar Blues, an exposé written by William Dufty in 1975. I received an eyeopening education, although I was only half listening. Of course I sympathized with my friend, but I naively believed that sugar was not an issue with me.

WARNING SIGNS
I now acknowledge the sugarcoated consequences. I have not been diagnosed with a sugar related disease, but I see the warning signs. For example, a major indicator of pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes (hypoglycemia) is the waist-to-hip ratio, meaning that the waist outmeasures the hips. My waist has been winning for years! Accumulated weight in the midsection causes the fat cells to collectively behave like a tumor. A tumor wants to grow and it feeds itself on sugar. Factor in the sugar induced inflammation; premature aging; damage to eyes, skin, and organs . . . and "Houston, we have a problem."

HIDE-AND-SEEK
It was hard to imagine not missing sugar. After a year of being sugar free, it is now difficult imagine ever wanting it again! Yet, buyer beware. Sugar is a con artist. Our food and pharmaceutical industries are counting on Americans remaining addicted to it. With 61 names for sugar, it is no wonder that it feels like a game of hide-and-seek.

61 Ways to Leave Your Sugar

Agave nectar

Barbados sugar

Barley malt

Barley malt syrup

Beet sugar

Brown sugar

Buttered syrup

Cane juice

Cane juice crystals

Cane sugar

Caramel

Carob syrup

Castor sugar

Coconut palm sugar

Coconut sugar

Confectioner's sugar

Corn sweetener

Corn syrup

Corn syrup solids

Date sugar

Dehydrated cane juice

Demerara sugar

Dextrin

Dextrose

Evaporated cane juice

Free-flowing brown sugars

Fructose

Fruit juice

Fruit juice concentrate

Glucose

Glucose solids

Golden sugar

Golden syrup

Grape sugar

HFCS (High-Fructose Corn Syrup)

Honey

Icing sugar

Invert sugar

Malt syrup

Maltodextrin

Maltol

Maltose

Mannose

Maple syrup

Molasses

Muscovado

Palm sugar

Panocha

Powdered sugar

Raw sugar

Refiner's syrup

Rice syrup

Saccharose

Sorghum Syrup

Sucrose

Sugar (granulated)

Sweet Sorghum

Syrup

Treacle

Turbinado sugar

Yellow sugar

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