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Resisting sugar is not just a matter of will power, however. I believe it is also linked to biochemistry and habit. When Carol came to see me some years ago she was in her early thirties and had been a member of over-eaters anonymous for seven years. During this time she had not touched refined sugar and yet she still craved it. Sugar craving is sugar addiction, no matter which way you look at it. She was still addicted to sugar because she was having to use her will-power NOT to eat any. However, she still evidently had marked fluctuations in her blood glucose levels.

Based on her symptoms, a glucose tolerance test was recommended and the results were proof enough. Carol’s blood glucose levels went up too high at first, into the mildly diabetic range, and then plummeted into the hypoglycaemic range. She felt dreadful while the test was being performed – and remember this was after seven years of avoiding sugar. We did not measure her insulin and adrenal hormones at the time, but needless to say the insulin mounted a delayed response to the sugar shock and then was produced in high amounts, resulting in the sudden drop in blood glucose, at which time the adrenals would have kicked in to increase the level again. Carol was in stage 1 or stage 2 of Insulin Resistance, but was certainly not a full-blown case. There were also adrenal issues.

Carol was not eating enough protein by any means, with none whatsoever at breakfast. In addition, her diet as a whole was relatively high in carbohydrates, though these had a relatively medium to low Glycemic Index. I addressed her lack of protein by getting her to eat high BV protein for breakfast, lunch and dinner. She continued to eat some carbohydrates as well, so it was by no means a low or no carbohydrate diet at all. When she got into the habit of eating the protein foods her craving virtually disappeared. Her will-power enabled her to implement the new programme, but it was the new programme that gave her new-found freedom from her cravings. She has a motto, which I often use myself, ‘discipline equals freedom’. The discipline to follow a programme allows you to derive the benefits from that programme.

It is not how many calories you eat, but rather the type of calories you eat that causes weight gain.