#51 Sugar, Sugar: Debunking Myths About the Sweet Stuff

  Sugar. It’s loved, it’s feared, and apparently it’s in everything. In pop culture, this often leads to it being demonized. At Opal: Food + Body Wisdom, we’re debunking sugar myths, normalizing sugar, and talking about how sugar can be a part of any and everyone’s attuned eating style. Host Carter Umhau, LMHC sits down with Opal Co-Founder and Nutrition Director Julie Church, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD to discuss the sweet stuff.    Connect with Opal:  www.opalfoodandbody.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/ Instagram: @opalfoodandbody Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en   Thank you to our team… Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/ Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/ Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/   In episode Links:  Myths about Diabetes (note that we do not support all the language and the fat-phobic language in this link but look for the message about sugar not causing Diabetes): http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/    Sugar Addiction Review Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27372453    Find Blood Sugar Graph and Infographic about Carbohydrates at: https://www.opalfoodandbody.com/the-appetite-episode-51-sugar-sugar-debunking-myths-about-the-sweet-stuff/

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The Appetite is a podcast by the founders of Opal: Food+Body Wisdom, an eating disorder treatment center in the University District of Seattle, WA. Psychologist Lexi Giblin, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist Kara Bazzi, LMFT, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Julie Church, RDN, CD, will meet every other week to discuss all things food, body, movement, and mental health. Learn more about us at www.opalfoodandbody.com.