However it is not always an easy road to take successfully.

Emotionally, many people experience a real roller-coaster when they Stop Eating Sugar. This is because the sugar is coming out of their system and when we give up anything that our system is used to, then there are often cravings/withdrawal symptoms. That emotional upheaval that many experience when they stop eating sugar is often the reason why they go back to sugar. Remember, though, that sugar is highly addictive!!

On a practical level level, sugar is in some many foods, and food and drinks with added sugars are everywhere, especially at this time of year.

Sugar of course occurs naturally in many foods. The problems arise when we add sugar to food and drinks and when we consume fizzy sodas and confectionery products that contain more sugar than our bodies can safely process. Many experts now believe that sugar poses a huge danger to health in modern society. Calories rich in sugar are 11 times more likely to cause type 2 diabetes than general calories.

Sugar is the single biggest cause of obesity.

Sugar is the single biggest cause of tooth decay and tooth loss. It literally rots your teeth.

And many people are starting to realise that Sugar is a sweet-tasting poison.