Sugar, ah honey honey, you are my candy girl

Busy. And hungry. And tired. I continue to forget to down a little spoonful of coconut oil in the morning. Based on _luaineach and adammaker's suggestions, this could be a great boon to my energy levels, but do I remember to take it? No.

I'm doing lots and lots more reading and listening regarding nutrition issues, both on the Primal Blueprint front and the Chinese Medicine angle. In particular, I'm moved by Dr. Robert Lustig's studies on fructose and obesity. I'm doing a lot of thinking about this, and I'm looking at eliminating any sugars not found in the small amount of dairy I still eat (yogurt, heavy cream for coffee) and cooked fruits and vegetables. Wine would return after a thirty-day detox period. Hard alcohol and sweet cocktails would be a rare treat. I haven't made any grand decisions yet, but everything I'm reading/hearing leads me to believe it's worth a serious trial.

Regarding Lustig's studies, I'm alternately amused and annoyed by the people who get all up in arms about how he's wrong and using bad science--trying to find a silver bullet for the obesity problem. It baffles me. Are people so attached to the idea that sugar is good food? Are they not listening to his whole argument? He's not saying that mainlining fructose is what makes someone obese. His observations show it's the way one's body responds to fructose, causing individuals to overeat, that is the main problem. See here for a ridiculous argument with people who, if they would listen to the anti-sugar argument instead of jumping on their high horse too soon, would realize that they're all arguing the same point. Silly people.

And really, who's going to tell anyone that to lose weight, they should eat more sugar? I mean, besides the companies trying to push low-fat cookies and ice cream.