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How bad for you is sugar?  Bad enough to rate government intervention? Dr. Robert H. Lustig, a professor of pediatrics, in the division of endocrinology at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, thinks so.  In a recent article in Nature magazine, co-written by two other specialists, Dr. Laura Schmidt and Dr. Claire Brindis, he recommends treating…

Numbers don’t lie, but they might not saying what we think they are saying. For years the followers of “calories-in-calories-out” diet styles have used the same formula.  There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat. If you cut out 500 calories a day from the amount you are currently eating, you can lose a…

H.A.L.T. the sugar addiction!  The little slogan is really good advice for resisting the lure of whatever has taken too big a foothold in our lives.  We discussed the “H” yesterday — don’t get too hungry, because low blood sugar and screaming hunger hormones make listening to reason difficult and falling easy. The second letter,…

Some of you may just enjoy food. That’s fine!  Scripture says God has given us all things to enjoy — and that includes the pleasures of the palate.  But what if food has become too important to you?  If your life revolves around your meals (and snacks), food may have become an idol to you. …
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