It’s the type of food, much more so than the amount, that is most important in controlling obesity. Eating the right types of foods reduces the excessive appetite that is brought about by eating the wrong foods, so that one naturally tends to lose weight.

Sugar is the major culprit in our diet that is driving the obesity epidemic. Sugar dysregulates the appetite control mechanism and makes us hungrier than we should be. It also increases insulin levels, which promotes fat storage and inhibits fat burning.

Premature death is often the result of neglecting important principles of health and nutrition and following misguided advice and recommendations. Learning what good nutrition is, and what it is not, is serious business. Don’t succumb to deadly diseases.

Diabetics and people in general should be advised to eliminate refined sugar and other high-carbohydrate foods from their diet in order to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes. But unfortunately, this is not the advice typically given by medical authorities.