I like the pineapple dole whips (swirled with vanilla) with pineapple pieces and maraschino cherries (I could eat an entire jar).
Not the Disney park version obviously but some local Ice cream shops make them once in awhile.
Eating pineapple with strawberries is also delicious.
But yea all that sugar and acid, horrible for the teeth, even fruit sugar can be bad for you in excess (some can't consume it at all).
My enamel is already hell (for the remaining teeth I have), I mouth-breathe (which makes it worse) because I can't breathe any other way, and even then, I don't get much air flow, an eating disorder during my round of braces when I was younger sure didn't help either…ugh sometimes we have to be careful and become more restrictive if there are already other issues at play.
I'm sorry your pineapple consumption has gotten out of control, sometimes coping mechanisms can become compulsive, I am sure if other aspects of your life were going well you wouldn't have to resort to this.
We desperately search for some comfort in the strangest ways when suffering, food is a common source of temporary enjoyment and/or distraction.
fruit is very unlikely to cause diabetes.& probably more likely that the cavities happen because pineapple is so acidic but I'm not a dentist
Yea sugar alone sitting in the mouth is bad, but pineapple is already so acidic, terrible combo for teeth. Might even get mouth sores if too much is eaten 'round the clock.
I wonder if they like being caught in the rain? I bet they're not into yoga though.
(I'm old).
OP - You'd need to check this, but I believe as long as you're eating the whole fruit, not just drinking the juice, it's much healthier because of the fiber. The pop on the other hand....
Is that from that song? Lol
I know it's not the point of the post, but diabetes can't really be directly "caused". Diet and exercise can help with management, and there are certainly correlations with obesity, but whether you get it or not mostly comes down to genetics and predisposition. Plenty of people are severely overweight for years yet never develop it. On the flip side, people who have generally healthy diets can still develop it. I'm dealing in extremes, but it happens; there are things to reduce the risk, but unless there's a genetic link in your family, or your fasting blood glucose is abnormally high, I wouldn't worry too much. Bingeing on high carb foods can skew the numbers and decrease insulin sensitivity over time, but if you are healthy in general, things should go back to normal if you quit. Especially if you are at a healthy BMI.
Cavities, though, definitely. You could always try to reduce your consumption gradually, rather than cold turkey. Like, try to eat one can less every day for a week, for instance.
So that whole thing parents tell their children about "if you eat too much sugar you'll get diabetes", is not entirely accurate?
You would need a genetic component as well?
Or it would be reversible?
Do you know if there is
ever a case where one could permanently acquire it through poor diet and lifestyle alone?
Just curious since you're more knowledgeable about this.
I know I mentioned part of this to you already lol, but we were told my grandparent who had type 2 probably got it from consuming excess amounts of sugar even though he was super thin. Now I wonder..
It sounds like OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- and this definitely is a very serious threat to your physical health to have such an extremely unbalanced diet which must be deficient in many nutrients. One possible solution would be to view youtibe videos for how to beat ocd, I'm sure there are many postings there from therapists and people who have beaten this, and another solution could be to seek counseling. Books on this subject also could help. This is very serious, it is wrecking your dental health, which is also closely tied to cardiovascular health.
The problem with OCD is that it's usually a secondary issue that stems from some other source of significant stress, it can be overcome-yes (or reduced to the point it no longer interferes with your life), you don't have to have anything wrong with your brain to develop the obsessive compulsive behaviors but they will become extremely difficult to manage if you cannot eliminate the other sources of stress in your life.
(*I have had severe "ritualistic" type "OCD", I have too many other issues to mind it now. It's also not too bad at the moment despite being the worst off I've ever been, but it can be extremely irritating. It's like you
know what you're doing is harmful or completely pointless-in my case-but you're just compelled to do it anyhow.)
I guess there is some research into OCD being caused by internal catalysts (see:PANDAS), but I'm pretty sure my own was a result of other stressors in my life.
It could be an iron deficiency. I started craving ice lollies and crushed iced water out of nowhere. To the point where if I didn't indulge I would start feeling sick. I knew someone who said they had the same thing, but that it stopped when they started taking iron. I looked it up and there's a link between anemia and wanting ice. Since taking iron tablets, I dont crave ice anymore. I'm not saying you have this, but you never know.
Hmm, good call, I wonder what a severe craving for tomato sauce would indicate..very often I have an intense desire for all things tomato (excluding raw tomatoes on their own).
Also tuna in sunflower oil..I have been DYING for it.
