lamyai3 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 43 minutes ago, digger70 said: No, they must have Soft Brains ,one can always say NO. ???? They probably do have soft brains as a result of all the extra additives - no doubt science will reveal all one day. But in any event you and I might be able to say no, but who can hold back the blimpy masses from getting plumpier? When I first visited Thailand the ladies were a lot more lithe and svelte than they are in recent times - but nowadays it's a case of saying no to a bubble tea, and lovely jubbly to a cuddly chubbycheeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 hours ago, lamyai3 said: Once the taste for it develops, food starts to taste wrong without it. Unfortunately the main victims of this are kids who are consuming vastly more sugar (and are fatter) than earlier generations, just because that's what's on the shelves. People on low incomes are also victims of this, they often have no choice except to buy the cheapest junk food on the shelves. Lots of sugar and a good dollop of MSG seems to be the trend. And don't they just love that sweet sickly mayo. I make my own mayo now and the only things that will go in it are lime juice or garlic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisperone Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Sugar is very addicting. Drinks are the biggest culprit for containing sugar. Not only the obvious ones like soda, teas,...but all the crap they put in coffee's...the mochachinos, pumpkin spice, and the creams they put on top, etc...crazy amounts of sugar. Best to stay away from them all. The artificial sweeteners, even though they may not contain calories, are probably worse than the sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, wisperone said: Sugar is very addicting. Drinks are the biggest culprit for containing sugar. Not only the obvious ones like soda, teas,...but all the crap they put in coffee's...the mochachinos, pumpkin spice, and the creams they put on top, etc...crazy amounts of sugar. Best to stay away from them all. The artificial sweeteners, even though they may not contain calories, are probably worse than the sugar. You're right of course. These joints are mostly selling sugar and milk as opposed to coffee and tea. But sugar and milk do taste good … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: I recommend to all those "sugar addicted" to try a week with little of no sugar. I used to drink lots of (original sweet) coke, had lots of sugar in my tea, etc. And then I was diagnosed with diabetes. I stopped drinking coke and similar sweet drinks. And now I drink tea without sugar. And surprising, at least for me, I don't miss it! Before that I would have called myself coke (the drink) addicted. But obviously that was not the case. Now, on very few occasions, I sip on a coke which my gf drinks. I am surprised how sweet it is and that I ever liked it. Now I wouldn't want to drink it anymore. Just try! I drink Coca Cola Zero like its going out of style, I may not get diabetes, but if the artificial sweetener is cancerous, I will be a good test/lab subject....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 8 hours ago, bkk6060 said: This place is sugar addictive. Everyone and everywhere you go, but mostly females with those 1000 calorie sugar coffee drinks. Carnation condensed milk like it is good for you is terrible loaded with sugar. Then add sugar syrup and sugar water maybe a shot of coffee. I think they have either been told it is all ok or are stupid really. Fat and diabetes creators they should be outlawed.... I'd recommend reading Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss. It explains in detail how the food processing companies in the US have learnt through decades of research how to use these three basic ingredients to add to their products to effectively make them addictive. They don't give a toss about the health of the consumer, it's only profit that drives them. Coke is just about the worst offender mentioned in the book. The author spent considerable time researching the history and the policy of these companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 12 minutes ago, ocddave said: I drink Coca Cola Zero like its going out of style, I may not get diabetes, but if the artificial sweetener is cancerous, I will be a good test/lab subject....LOL A medical doctor once told me that sweetener is in general not healthy. I don't know how true that is. For me it's sugar or no sugar. If I really want it sweet then I add sugar and no sweeter. It seems it's no problem for my diabetes - at least until now (maybe 3 years since it was diagnosed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Recent or more recent medical consensus on late diabetic onset is not actually "caused" by sugar intake.Only that high sugar intake common in food causes a reaction that is a causative symptom of reduced ability of the body to regulate blood content. The real cause is suspected to be systemic damage caused by an unidentified(?) agent. In the unlikely event that that cause is found" in any hurry the pharmaceutical industry plays god with the magical antidotes at great profit. It is that aproach to food that makes us all ignorant of reality. If the content of a single pack of junk food is limited to 75 % of acceptable daily intake of damaging additives but if we happily consume 2 or 3 (?) consider realistic fact. Artificial sweeteners . E number items ( oh, consumers can buy the dictionary for them if they wish). What we believe we eat is not as much as we actually eat and we are not openly informed about what the potential is of that in terms of health. But no problem. The consequences of that create an increase in opportunity for profit take in another. We allow it to b done to ourselves.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 15 hours ago, Lenny Jones said: "Too much spanking the monkey will send you blind" True, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 4 hours ago, ocddave said: I drink Coca Cola Zero like its going out of style, I may not get diabetes, but if the artificial sweetener is cancerous, I will be a good test/lab subject....LOL Tastes like washing up liquid, vile, pepsi max way better, 3-4 litres a day when working outdoors, should have been dead years ago according to what "health experts "say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingba Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thailand is a sugar obsessed country...everything and anything has gobs of sugar added to it not to mention salt...I recall going to an outdoor market and ordering a mango shake...and the girl is pouring liquid sugar and adding salt..and I had to tell her NO NO NO......ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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