> [SUGAR HIGH] If the rest of your diet is good, the energy bursts from sugar should level off, and become a steady increased metabolic rate. > [Anti-sugar cult] There is a great anti-sugar cult, with even moralistic overtones,equating sugar craving with morphine [[addiction]]. Sugar craving is usually caused by the need for sugar, generally caused by [[hypothyroidism]]. When yeasts have enough sugar, they just happily make ethanol, but when they don't have sugar, they can sink filaments into the intestine wall seeking it, and, if the person is very weak, they can even invade the bloodstream and other organs. [[Milk]], cheese, and fruits provide a very good balance of nutrients. Fruits provide a significant amount of protein. Plain sugar is o.k. when the other nutrients are adequate. Roots, shoots, and tubers are, next to the fruits, a good carbohydrate source; potatoes are a source of good protein. Meat as the main protein can provide too much phosphorus in relation to [[calcium]]. > I checked a few of the references that were on the charts in his video, and didn't find any facts that would necessarily support what he was saying. Many people are publishing similar extreme interpretations. His ideas about alcohol, appetite, [[addiction]], insulin, and [[leptin]] are stereotyped medical cliches, that aren't supported clearly by good evidence [SUGAR THE BITTER TRUTH - LUSTIG]. > I think a total for sugar up to ten ounces can be o.k., depending on your metabolic rate and needs. Budd and Piorry used up to 12 ounces per day therapeutically. > A daily diet that includes two quarts of [[milk]] and a quart of orange juice provides enough [[fructose]] and other sugars for general resistance to stress, but larger amounts of [[fruit]] juice, honey, or other sugars can protect against increased stress, and can reverse some of the established degenerative conditions. Refined granulated sugar is extremely pure, but it lacks all of the essential nutrients, so it should be considered as a temporary therapeutic material, or as an occasional substitute when good [[fruit]] isn't available, or when available honey is allergenic. > If your other foods are rich in vitamins and minerals it's safe. > To prevent stress, or to replenish glycogen stores after stress, your appetite for it is likely to be a good guide. > [HONEY] I haven't had any experience with manuka. Some honey can be allergenic, so it's good to look for a mild one; white sugar is probably similar, with less allergy risk. > [BROWN SUGAR] No, although there are some nutrient minerals in it, the impurities can be slightly toxic and allergenic . > [COCONUT SUGAR] If it's browned from heating, it's more likely to be allergenic, and even without too much heat, some people are likely to be allergic to it. But if it doesn't cause any reactions, then it's very good, with some nutritional value. Honey is in some ways better than white sugar, but depending on the plants it's derived from, it can be allergenic. White sugar has the advantage of being very clean. Fruits have many valuable nutrients, so are the best way to get sugars, when good ones are available. > [BLEACHING] The bleaching is essentially washing, washing the [[molasses]] residue away from brown sugar, and I think charcoal is used to absorb the last traces of impurities. The products vary in the thoroughness of the washing, some have a faint yellow color and weak [[molasses]] taste; the whitest is least likely to be allergenic. > [Using refined sugar when fruit quality is low] In the winter in the US, I use a lot of frozen orange juice concentrate, because good fruit is scarce. When you use refined sugar it’s important to avoid the starchy foods, emphasizing milk, cheese, eggs, fruits, and occasional liver and seafood. Cooked leafy greens and mushrooms should substitute for starchy [[vegetables]]. [Source](https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/ray-peat-email-advice-depository.1035/post-219461)