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Addiction to sugar (a product which is often called the white poison)is a matter of acquired habit like the taste for salt.If youre one of the millions of Indians suffering from obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure or even just plain feeling crummy as a result of an unplanned diet, youll want to seriously consider sugar detox.

Addiction to any food item or a compulsive relationship with food can interfere with ones quality of life. To feel amazing and to begin thriving again, you need to detoxify your body and mind. More ahead in this piece on why sugar is addictive, why excess sugar hurts, and how to kick the addiction.

Think of a detox as your reset button.

Now that you have realised that sugar is one thing that is not helping you at all when it comes to sticking to a health regimen, make a plan to chuck it from your meal plan. Just imagine the health benefits. You can:

What are the sugar-loaded items you eat?Tea with sugar and milk, cake, biscuits, cookies, ice creams, cakes, pastries, jams, chocolates, mithai, Indian desserts like gulab jamun, etc right?While all these are obvious sources of sugar, other foods that may not even taste sweet -- such as salad dressings, tomato sauces and slices of bread -- can be loaded with the white stuff, warn nutrition experts.

"Sugar makes you fat, ugly and old," Brooke Alpert, a registered dietitian and co-author of "The Sugar Detox: Lose the Sugar, Lose the Weight -- Look and Feel Great," told CNN Health.

Why is sugar addictive?Alpert also elaborated on why we can't stop consuming sugar. "People have a real dependency -- a real addiction to sugar. When we consume sugar, we feel good from it, we get a kind of high or rush of joy, and then we crash and need to reach for more."

Why is sugar bad for you?

Alpert spells out a plan.Week 1:Go cold turkey at least for the first three days of the sugar detox.Give up added sugar completely.Have green tea without sugar.Also no fruits, no starchy vegetables, no dairy, no grains and no alcohol.Eat foods that classify as protein, vegetables and healthy fats.On day 4, you can add an apple. (We promise you it will taste like candy!)Add one dairy food and one apple each day, like yoghurt, cheese etc. till day-7Add some higher-sugar vegetables such as carrots and snow peas till day-7.Week 2:Add a serving of antioxidant-rich berries and an extra serving of dairy.Add back starchy vegetables.Week 3:Add grains such as dalia, roti, sooji, barley, quinoa and oatmealAdd some more fruitWeek 4:You are "permitted" two starches per day. Add bread and rice, high-fibre crackers.A sandwich on any one day of the week.

Do you love wine? No wine for the first two weeks. You are permitted 3 glasses in all - in week 3; 4 in week 4.After sugar detox, "The onions are sweet! Almonds are sweet! Once you take sugar away from your diet cold turkey, your palate recalibrates, and you start tasting natural sugars," says Alpert.

How to maintain a sugar detox diet:

Alpert observes that 31 days of sugar detox leaves you healthier:

Quit sugar, lose unhealthy weight:Alpert tells CNN that detoxing from sugar can help you lose weight quickly. "We had over 80 testers from all over the country, and they lost anywhere between 5 to 20 pounds during the 31 days, depending on their weight or sugar addiction," Alpert said. "Many also noticed that a lot of the weight was lost from their midsection. Belts got looser!"

Why would you too not want to try sugar detox, provided your doctor is okay with it?

Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purposes only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a professional healthcare provider if you have any specific questions about any medical matter.

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