do we eat too much?

I had to go to a nutritionist because I was having severe health problems. It turned out that I had a severe problem with metabolizing sugar that is in most foods these days and had to quit or face even worse health problems. On Dr. Mercola's site (www.mercola.com - not an affiliate link) he has a lot of articles on the health problems through eating too much sugar. I no longer eat sugar at all, ever, and don't even eat much fruit. I have got used to it and don't notice it. I eat oatmeal most days but as you have found, cannot eat too much of it but I am fully satisfied. Sugar changes the taste of many foods and it is very addictive. The more we eat of it, the more we will want. It took about 6 months for me to get used to being on a sugar-free diet, but now I no longer even want sugar. _Derek

Hi stk! I also once notice that thing. I just realized that my family is taking in so much sugar. So what I did was little by little, I started to cut sugar from the food I prepare for them. Until the time came that I just put a very little amount of sugar and they didn't noticed it. I conditioned their mind that the thing I am giving them them today are just the same thing that I am giving them several months ago.

i KNOW i eat too much. One of my favorite things to do, lol.

I think we do. When I have little money, like most of the time, I eat a lot less and after a while I don't need so much food any more. This only takes a few days and I lose excess weight and my stomach stays relatively trim. I heard somewhere that our body only needs a percentage of the food we eat.

Actually I don't know how to measure it. T_T but I just eat fruits and more veggies, and less rice but enough viand. That's how I eat. I am not sure if I am eating too much....

Hi! I took a bachelor degree in Food Science and I think I can help you with this a little bit :) Well, the question of whether we ate too much of sugar and salt depends on the daily food intake. You could count for yourself the amount required per day from the Nutrition Facts label provided at the label of most food products. For instance, sodium, which indicates salt intake (salt being NaCl), has a maximum level of 2300 mg per day (which is already a generous amount as the body actually requires less than this). If a food product contains 200 mg of sodium per serving, maximum intake of that food is therefore about 11 servings (in this case we consider that other food sources do not contribute to sodium levels, which is never the case). Well, nutritionists have calculated the recommended daily intake for various nutrients, and their maximum amount (you could see it at http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/dietary-guidance/dietary-reference-intakes/dri-tables). Meanwhile, for the nutrition facts of foods without labels, you could see them here (http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/). This way you could actually calculate for yourself whether you have actually eat excessive amount of salt and sugar in your diet. Hope this helps :)

I think the main issue is too often we allow ourselves to become too hungry and then try to eat too fast that we eat more than we need before the message reaches our brain.