Think You Can't Lose Weight? So Did Beverly - Until She Did

If you believe you can't lose weight, you're probably right. Diets don't work for you, and although you know you should eat healthy, you find yourself in a cycle where eating gives you comfort and that's the one true thing in your life. The truth is, you can lose weight, and live a life of passion and freedom. First you must gain clarity about what's driving your thoughts, beliefs, emotions and ultimately, your day-to-day behavior.

The Truth About Exercise and Your Weight

If you've been working out and eating fewer calories but your extra pounds won't budge, you may be wondering why that seemingly simple strategy isn't working.

The truth is you may need a reality check about what to expect from exercise.

1. Exercise is only part of the weight loss story.

There's no getting around your tab of calories in and calories out.
The obese patients Robert Kushner, MD, clinical director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, treats often tell him they're not seeing the results they want from exercise.
"They will say, 'I have been working out three days a week for 30 minutes for the past three months, and I have lost 2 pounds. There's something wrong with my metabolism,'" he says.
Kushner tells patients that exercise is very good for them, but for weight loss, he emphasizes starting with a healthy diet. "First, we've got to get a handle on your diet," Kushner says. "As you're losing weight and feel better and get lighter on your feet, we shift more and more toward being more physically active. Then living a physically active lifestyle for the rest of your life is going to be important for keeping your weight off."
Other experts have had success including physical activity early on. But they stress that the amount of exercise is key.

James O. Hill, PhD, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado at Denver, says it's easier to cut 1,000 calories from a bloated diet than to burn off 1,000 calories through exercise. "But there are many, many studies that show that exercise is associated with weight loss when done in enough volume and consistently," he says. "It depends how much you do."
For Pamela Peeke, spokeswoman for the American College of Sports Medicine's "Exercise is Medicine" campaign, fitness is a crucial part of a weight loss program, but it's for reasons that go beyond calorie burning. She praises its mind-body benefits, which will help with motivation over the long haul.
Peeke asks her patients to start walking as a way to "celebrate" their bodies with activity. "For years, they've blown off their body," Peeke says. "By them actually using their bodies, they can begin to integrate them back into their lives and not use them  as a source of torture or torment or shame."

2. Exercise is a must for weight maintenance.

 

"I come back to this over and over and over," Hill says. "You can't find very many people maintaining a healthy weight who aren't regular exercisers. What we find is that people who focus on diet aren't very successful in the long run without also focusing on physical activity."

Hill warns that people can be "wildly successful temporarily" at losing weight through diet alone. But there's plenty of data that show that those people regain the weight if they aren't physically active.
Timothy Church, MD, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. says, "When it comes to weight, you can't talk about diet alone, and you can't talk about exercise alone. You absolutely have to address both issues at the same time."

3. Food splurges may undo your efforts.

Exercise may not buy you as much calorie wiggle room as you think.
"The average person overestimates the amount of activity they're doing by about 30% and underestimates their food intake by about 30%," says Kathianne Sellers Williams, a registered dietitian and personal trainer.
"When' I'm looking at people's food and activity logs, sometimes things just don't add up," she says. "People think, 'Oh, I just did 60 minutes at the gym' or 'I just did 30 minutes at the gym' and think that counteracts a lot of what they're eating. But the reality is our food portions are huge."

Plus, Peeke says, you have to look at all the other calories you ate or drank that day and how sedentary you were apart from your workout.
"The rest of the day, you're sitting down and you're also eating other things," Peeke says. "How are you going to burn that stuff, let alone this extra little treat that you just thought you wanted?"
It's hard to accurately estimate how many calories you burn working out, Church says. "If it is a hard workout," he says, "you kind of intuitively think, 'Wow! That's cool! I just put enough in the bank for two days!' and you really haven't."

4. Exercise machines may not tell the whole calorie story.

Treadmills and other exercise gear often have monitors that estimate how many calories you're burning.
Kong Chen, director of the metabolic research core at the National Institutes of Health, says those displays are "close, but for each individual they can vary quite a bit."
Chen suggests using calorie displays on exercise equipment for motivation but not as a guideline to how much you can eat.

"It doesn't matter if the display says 300 or 400 calories. If you do that every day or increase from that level, then you've achieved your purpose. But I wouldn’t recommend feeding yourself against that," Chen says.
Those machines don't account for the calories you would have burned anyway without exercising.
"It isn't 220 calories for those 40 minutes of exercise versus zero," Kushner says. "If you were sitting at work or playing with your kids, you’re probably burning 70 calories during that period of time. You have to subtract what you would burn if you didn't exercise. So the overall calorie burn becomes much less."

5. One daily workout may not be enough.

Your best bet for your weight -- and for your overall health -- is to lead a physically active lifestyle that goes above and beyond a brief bout of exercise.
"It's not just about 30 minutes of exercise," Chen says. "It's about fighting the sedentary environment."
"The message isn't that the 30 minutes on the treadmill isn't good," Hill says. "It's that the 30 minutes on the treadmill isn't going to make up for 23-and-a-half sedentary hours." Hill encourages people to weave activity throughout their day. "Do something to move and make it fun," he says.
Chen also recommends setting realistic expectations and taking "small steps all the time" toward your weight goal.

As much as calories-in vs calories-out matters, don't forget about stress, sleep, and other factors that can affect your weight, Williams says. "We need to look at someone's total lifestyle, not just whether someone hits the gym," she says. "Weight and obesity are really multifactorial, and it really simplifies it just to break it down to nutrition and exercise. Those are really big pieces but definitely not the only pieces."

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/exercise-and-weight-loss-five-truths

'I'm Half the Man I Was': 'Tubby Teacher' Shocks Pupils by Losing over 11 Stone (153lbs) in Two Years

His dramatic weight loss, where his waistline shrank from 60 to 36 inches, has stunned the same youngsters who used to mock him.

2010: At 25st 11lbs (363lbs or 165kgs)

A teacher shed almost half of his 25st 11lb body weight after cheeky pupils called him tubby.

James Bentley, 25, ditched junk food and took up cycling to drop to a much trimmer 14st 8lb in just two years.

And his dramatic weight loss, where his waistline shrank from 60 to 36 inches, has stunned the same youngsters who used to mock him in IT classes.

He said: “I got some comments from pupils – the word ‘tubby’ was used a few times.

“I took it in good humour because I have a good relationship with the students but things came to a head when I had my picture taken on sports day.

"My body virtually filled the entire picture, which was ­embarrassing and I knew I had to do ­something to change my appearance.

“I looked in the mirror and thought, ‘who is that person?’”

Now: 14st 8lbs (204 lbs or 93kgs)

 

James, who teaches at Oldbury Academy, West Midlands, said his weight ballooned as he lived on fizzy drinks at school and gorged on takeaways later while marking homework.

But he rejected a gastric band in favour of exercise and a healthy diet and has reaped the benefits.

He added: “The weight has managed to keep coming off and now I feel much better.

"When you are used to seeing ­yourself every day you don’t notice the change.

“But I do think it’s ridiculous when I look at photos from a few years ago and get my big trousers out.”

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dieting/success-stories/tubby-teacher-loses-half-weight-1732565  

De-Stress for Weight Loss

Let’s face it: we all get stressed. Unfortunately, it is just a part of life, and unless we know how to handle it, stress can affect our productivity, happiness, and even our waistline.

When we are stressed, we tend to eat whatever is in front of our faces (or worse: we may go looking for indulgences), lose motivation to exercise and end up sacrificing sleep (as well as our sanity)! All of these can inhibit weight loss.

 

Recent studies conducted by the National Institute of Health found that women with higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol ate more, slept less and gained more weight than the women with lower levels. Don’t let these stats get you stressed though, there are many simple things you can do to de-stress and keep that weight off for good.

Eat Right, Stress Less
The fact that “stressed” is “desserts” spelled backwards does not justify downing a pint of Ben & Jerry’s at the end of a stressful day. Countless studies show that what we eat greatly influences the impact stress has on our body. Here are some foods to help fight stress:

• Omega-3s in fish, walnuts, flax and chia have been shown to help fight depression linked to stress.
• Foods high in potassium like bananas and potatoes help control blood pressure, which will help keep cortisol (stress hormone) levels low.
• Whole grains, black beans and nuts are all high in magnesium, which sends a signal to our muscles to relax.

And don’t forget about snacking. Eating breakfast and small meals throughout the day can keep your mood steady. Foods can also help protect against damage caused by stress, keeping us glowing from the inside out. Colorful fruits and veggies like carrots, spinach, apples and berries are rich in phytonutrients that help protect our cells from the damage that stress can cause. Filling up on the right foods will not only help fight stress, but keep you on the right track for weight loss, as well—win, win!

Hit the Mattress
We know it’s not exactly easy to fall asleep, or even stay asleep when we are stressed, but it is one of the most important factors in weight loss. A recent study conducted by Kaiser Permanente found that people trying to lose at least 10 pounds were more likely to reach that goal if they had at least 6 hours of sleep each night and had lower stress levels.

So sleep more to lose weight? While it may sound too good to be true, it is for real. A lack of sleep can set off a cascade of hormonal imbalances, which can ultimately lead to an increased appetite. The greater the appetite, the more we will eat, and the more likely we are to gain weight. A lack of sleep can also leave us feeling groggy and more likely to make poor decisions at mealtimes. But, that doesn’t mean you should ditch the daily workouts and healthy diet in favor of more sleep. Rather, make a good night’s sleep part of your day – everyday! And not just for your waistline, but for your sanity. Proper sleep will make you feel more alert and focused so that even the most stressful days are a whole lot easier to endure.

Get Up and Move
Like peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, and spaghetti and meatballs, exercise and stress relief go hand in hand. Not only does a daily workout burn calories and increase overall health and well-being, but it also boosts endorphins, which can relieve stress and distract us from our worries. Although commonly referred to as a “runner’s high” these feel-good endorphins can also be experienced during an outdoor hike or a good kickboxing session.

When released, they can turn even the worst day into a feel-good day. Regular exercise can also improve mood, self confidence, combat depression and even help us sleep better at night, which can aid in weight loss as well. A double reason to get moving! Daily exercise can also help prevent diseases like obesity and heart disease, ultimately giving us less to stress about.

Meditate More
Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years – and there’s a reason why! It has been proven to reduce stress, help with sleep problems and combat depression. This is good for the mind and the body. And the best part is, its absolutely free. All you need is your mind and a quiet place.

This small amount of peace in your day can help you relax and even help you deal with more stressful situations in the future. But remember, don’t get caught up in meditating the “right way.” This can only cause more stress, so do what is best for you. This might be a quiet stroll through the park or a hot bubble bath. Just keep your mind full of positive thoughts, and you will soon become your very own meditation master.

http://healthnews.ediets.com/diet-weight-loss/de-stress-for-weight-loss.html

Coke Cola and Its Horrific Affects on the Body!!!

Virtually everywhere now you will be subjected to products which can contribute to the deterioration of the human immune system.

 

Each year Americans drink the equivalent of nearly 600 cans of soda (soft) drink each containing an average of ten, yes that’s 10, teaspoons of refined white sugar.Similar per capita data exists for Australia.

Every day the Coca Cola Company sells in excess of one billion cans of soft drink on Planet Earth. Each can contains an average of ten teaspoons of pure refined white sugar along with a range of other nefarious chemicals, most shown to lead to premature death as a result of numerous avoidable illnesses. (Put aside the affects of aluminium mining for the moment)

Here is what happens to your body for a full 60 minutes after you have consumed a can of Coca Cola. This is frightening so hold onto your seat:

In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavour allowing you to keep it down.

20 minutes : Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)

40 minutes : Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.

45 minutes : Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centres of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.

60 minutes : The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.

>60 Minutes : The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that were headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.

>60 minutes : As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pee’d away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.

The source of this information is nutritionresearchcenter.org

But there is more.

 

Let’s take a look at some of the other major components of a can of soft drink:

Phosphoric Acid: This can interfere with the body’s ability to utilise calcium, which may lead to osteoporosis ( and thinning of bone density) and softening of the teeth.

Sugar: It is a proven fact sugar can increase insulin levels, which may lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, premature aging and other side effects. Most soft drinks include over 100 percent of the RDA of sugar. Take the Ayurvedic approach- a balance of sweet, sour and savoury. Sugar is also know to ‘feed’ the acidic needs of cancer related fungus and bacteria. Have cancer ?? Remove all high GI related sugars from your diet.

Aspartame: This chemical is used as a sugar substitute in diet soft drinks. There are nearly 100 documented health side effects associated with aspartame consumption including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures.

Caffeine: Caffeinated drinks can cause jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, vitamin and mineral depletion and may cause breast lumps, birth defects, and perhaps some forms of cancer.

I see dozens of people each week, most looking for easily obtainable solutions to health issues. My response comes from my Integrative Nutrition training ; find balance in diet and focus more on the re-schooling the body’s gene nutrition with not only healthy ALKALINE based foods but also concentrated antioxidant based Superfoods and drinks.

But I hope that Coke information scares the living day lights out of you.

Its time to come home to your pure and perfect self.

http://www.koraorganics.com/blog/live-in-my-skin/all-things-organic/organic-certification/coke-cola-and-its-horrific-affects-on-the-body/  

4 Reasons You Don't Have The Body You Want

BEFORE AND AFTER: Change your habits in order to change your body.

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Your diet is clean. You have a pantry full of supplements and haven't missed a training session in six months. Yet you still don't have the body you want.

This is a common dilemma. There’s a tendency to blame genetics or look at magazine covers and assume those folks are taking something not readily (or legally) available. But there actually are four reasonable explanations for why you are not progressing the way you’d like to be.

 

You're in a bad relationship

Bad relationships lead to stress, and there are few things worse for your body composition than stress.

This applies to much more than romantic relationships. Overbearing parents and in-laws, an abusive boss, and needy co-workers, friends, and acquaintances, can stress out your system and cause you to hold onto fat, especially in the abdominal region.

Cutting bad relationships can be difficult – sometimes impossible. You’re pretty much stuck with the parents and in-laws, and unless you switch jobs, the boss and co-workers aren’t leaving either. But make an effort to cut as many toxic people out of your life as possible and you will be happier and healthier for it.

 

You're Intolerant

This one is a real kick in the pants. You eat everything you’re supposed to - eggs, fish, lean meat, gluten-free whole grains, nuts, fruits, vegetables - and yet, you can't shake those last five pounds of fat.

You could have a more stealth version of a food allergy: a food intolerance. Such an intolerance causes inflammation in the body. Not a full-blown, swollen-faced allergic reaction, but low-level inflammation that keeps your system from running smoothly.

If your system isn't running correctly, dropping fat is the least of your problems. Eggs, nuts, soy, wheat and dairy are the "Big Five" when it comes to food intolerances but you can be intolerant to anything from garlic to parsley to pineapple to eggplant. And, chances are, the more you eat something (and people tend to eat the same things when on a fat loss plan) the more likely your body will become intolerant to it. I told you it was a kick in the pants.

Things such as food intolerance tests (performed through blood work) and elimination diets can identify the culprits. Eliminating these foods might be all you need to jump start your training program.

You're Polluted

Remember Britney Spears? She wasn’t exactly a rocket scientist, but she might have been on to something when she sang, “You’re toxic!”

Environmental toxins -pollution, cigarette smoke, cosmetics, metal tooth fillings, prescription drugs, and mercury in fish – are stored in fat cells, and have the potential to wreak havoc on your body.

Since your body is smart, and prioritizes survival over ripped abs, it refuses to use these fat cells for fuel. Doing so would release these toxins into general circulation. Essentially, you are holding onto these fat cells so the toxins don't make you ill.

So how do we get rid of these unwanted guests, become less toxic, and drop that last chunk of stubborn body fat? You could take measures ranging from infrared saunas, detoxifying foot baths, chelation therapy, all the way to liver and GI tract detoxifying diets. These methods can help you remove metals and toxins from your system.

Such measures can be fairly dramatic depending on the source of the toxicity. Consult a specialist before taking on any type of intervention, to determine what, if anything, is appropriate.

 

You're not working hard enough

Just because you’ve been working out consistently doesn’t mean you are getting the most out of your training. If showing up is half the battle, the other 50 percent is the effort you bring to the gym.

Most people do not realize what their bodies are capable of enduring. Are you leisurely working on a cardio machine while reading a magazine or talking on the phone? Do you continue to do the same workouts long after your body has adapted to them?

If so, take a look at the folks in your gym who appear to be getting results. Chances are, they’re pushing themselves, working at a furious pace, and continually undertaking new regimes.

There’s a reason those people have better body compositions than you do. It’s not by accident or genetics; they’re busting their asses – and you can too.

You’ve already done the hard part by dedicating the time and showing up. Now just commit to working harder.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/557600-4-reasons-you-dont-have-the-body-you-want/

An Addictive Drug Called Sugar

The obesity epidemic is worsening, with drastic consequences for the nation’s health. New figures published this week show that the number of people with type 2 diabetes has gone up by more than a third in the past six years. 

In 2012 alone, 132,000 new cases were diagnosed. A condition that was once a rarity is fast becoming a nationwide affliction. More than three million people now suffer from the disease — almost 5 per cent of the entire population. 

What lies behind the dramatic growth in this form of diabetes is our excessive level of sugar consumption. While type 1 diabetes is not linked to lifestyle and must always be treated with insulin, the driving force behind our increasing weight problems and related ill-health is this addiction.

The obesity epidemic is worsening, with drastic consequences for the nation's health. New figures published this week show that the number of people with type 2 diabetes has gone up by more than a third in the past six years.

In today’s fast-paced consumer society, dominated by junk food, processed produce, and convenience meals, the heavyweight presence of sugar is all around us. It is everywhere in the supermarket aisles, which are full of confectionery and litre-bottles of fizzy drinks. 

Every airport and railway station is crowded with outlets providing high-sugar snacks. Checkout staff in W.H. Smith offer you a bargain on some vast slab of chocolate every time you buy a newspaper.

Almost every High Street in Britain is filled with fast-food outlets, whose greatest ability is to expand our waistlines.

Even gyms, which are supposed to be devoted to better personal fitness, are riddled with cafes and vending machines offering chocolate bars and biscuits. Nor do people realise how much sugar they are really consuming.

Many foods that are widely marketed as good for you, such as breakfast cereals, fruit juices or yogurts, are actually stuffed with sugar. 

Flapjacks, often seen as a healthy alternative to sweets, are almost held together  by sugar. 

So-called ‘diet’ and fat-free products are just as bad. When you remove the fat in natural foods during processing, you instantly create a taste deficit. Fat is inherently flavoursome (compare full-fat milk and skimmed), so manufacturers try to plug the flavour gap by adding sugar, often in disguised forms. That brown, sticky-caramel, meaty taste in ready meals, for instance, will come courtesy of sugar.

Today, I looked at a packet of beef lasagne sold by one of the big supermarket chains, and found that it contained sugar, molasses and both barley and malt extract — all of these are sweet and highly fattening.

Sugar rush: The heavyweight presence of sugar is all around us. It is everywhere in the supermarket aisles, which are full of confectionery and litre-bottles of fizzy drinks.

This goes to the heart of the problem. The public are ignorant about the risks of sugar partly because they have been misled by the Government, health promotion campaigners and nutrition experts. 

For years, the primary focus of the drive to reduce our weight has been, not on sugar, but on saturated fats. We have been constantly told that, to get fitter, we have to cut down on these fats, which are mainly found in meat, cheese and  dairy products. 

‘Fat makes you fat’ is the essence of this advice, encouraging the belief, for example, that a sirloin steak is far worse for you than Coca cola.

But this approach is completely wrong. When it comes to our obesity epidemic, sugar is the real culprit. That is what truly makes us fat. 

When we eat sugar, our bodies produce the hormone insulin, which accelerates fat storage and leads to weight gain. That is why it is so deadly. 

Sugar consumption is the driving force behind our increasing weight problems and related ill-health

Just as importantly, when we eat carbohydrates, like pasta, bread and cereals, our bodies metabolise them as if they were sugar. So we then get the same production of insulin, the same spike in our blood sugar levels and the same storage of fat.   

Again, this contradicts all the fashionable official advice that we should base our meals on bulky, starchy foods as the route to a healthier lifestyle. By following such advice, we are radically increasing our sugar consumption and disrupting the proper functioning of our bodies. 

That is why people who eat a lot of pizzas or chips are so prone to extreme weight gain: their bodies are effectively receiving frequent large injections of sugar.

This process is seen at its worst with soft drinks.

Even the most voracious eaters have a limit to the amount of food they can consume, because the body produces a hormone called leptin which regulates the appetite. 

But scientific evidence shows that our bodies are not programmed to deal with sweet liquids, which seem to over-ride the production of leptin. So the amount of sugary drinks we can consume is almost limitless.

There are two other biological factors fuelling today’s sugar rush. The first is the fact that sweets, food and carbohydrates — unlike saturated fats — never leave us satisfied. Because they are digested so quickly, they fill us up only briefly and soon lead to more hunger cravings. 

That is why it is far better to eat a full traditional breakfast of eggs and sausages than a trendy breakfast of sugary cereal and skimmed milk. 

The analogy could be drawn with a domestic fire. A newspaper burns quickly and impressively, but soon disappears and has to be quickly replenished to keep the fire going. Wood and coal, the equivalent of fats and protein, burn much more slowly — but their flames last longer.   

The second biological factor is that sugar is in itself addictive. Just like a junkie or an alcoholic, the more we have, the more we want. When the palette is dulled by over-consumption, an even greater sugar high is needed. 

That is one prime reason why so many overweight people develop eating disorders and even get withdrawal symptoms when they try to change their diet.

Tesco announced this week that it is to give £10 million to the campaign group Diabetes UK. But if Tesco really cared about the problem, it would transform the type of stock it holds and the layout of its stores.

There is also an economic imperative at work here. In the midst of the continuing recession, we have to face the fact that a diet based on good quality meat, fish, vegetables and protein is more expensive than one filled with sugar and carbohydrate. 

It is easier, if not healthier, for families struggling on a budget to feed themselves with bulk buys such as economy pizzas and family-pack takeaways.

The big retailers, including the supermarkets and fast-food chains, know this. They have a vested commercial interest in feeding our addiction to sugar, pretending that they are doing us a favour by deluging us with their special offers and phoney marketing ploys.   

Sugar is in itself addictive. Just like a junkie or an alcoholic, the more we have, the more we want.

If they really had a sense of social responsibility, they wouldn’t be so eager to hype up their sugar-laden products.

It is telling that the supermarkets constantly boast of their diversity of choice to cater for every type of customer, with their gluten-free and wheat-free products, yet they never seem to have a sugar-free aisle.

And for sheer cynicism dressed up as public service, it is hard to beat Tesco’s announcement this week that it is to give £10 million to the campaign group Diabetes UK in order to raise awareness about the disease.

If Tesco really cared about the problem, it would transform the type of stock it holds and the layout of its stores. Removing all the confectionary at the checkouts might be a start, as would the withdrawal of buy-one, get-one-free offers on multi-litre bottles of carbonated drinks.

Tobacco used to be as prevalent in British society as sugary foods and drinks are today. In the Fifties, incredibly, 80 per cent of all adults smoked. But because of the health risks, cigarettes have now been marginalised through punitive taxation, advertising bans, restrictions on sales and public health campaigns. 

As this week’s statistics show, sugar is just as big a menace. We need exactly the same kind of approach as has worked so well with smoking.

And we could start by imposing a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks. 

The retailers might bleat about consumer freedom, but in reality, they are holding our health to ransom with their greed.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2288154/A-diabetes-epidemic-supermarkets-pushers-addictive-drug-called-sugar.html