I would like to ask about sugar consumption in the society of

programmers (coders) I noticed that whan I am coding i absolutely

must eat at least one chocolate a day, usually I eat two -

(It is also said but many person that such kind brain of activity as

programming is in the need for sugar) when I do not to kode

recently I noticed that my need for sugar dropped down too.

Whats with you?

I have noticed no difference either way.

My intake of sugar is not related to any mental faculty.

L. Spiro

I have noticed no difference either way.

My intake of sugar is not related to any mental faculty.

L. Spiro

alright, - but besides, do you have a day (days) when you do not eat nothing stright sugar related ? ('sweeties' something like that)

I don’t have the healthiest diet (lots of fast-food, but mostly from Subway so it’s not that unhealthy either), but candy in Japan (read “Asia”) sucks.

What little candy there is in Japan is low on sugar.

I can say that in America I had sweets on a daily basis. In fact 4 “Nutty” bars (chocolate-covered wafers) for lunch at school every day for 3 years.

During the last 10 years I have spent in Thailand and Japan, I have had almost no candy in any form at all.

So I can easily say yes, there are many days in which I have no sugar intake worth mentioning, except what you’d find in a Subway Tuna Wrap or Turkey-Breast Sandwich, a salad, curry, and ramen.

L. Spiro

(It is also said but many person that such kind brain of activity as programming is in the need for sugar

Mental activity does require quite a lot more energy than most people realize, and a lot of the energy we intake does come from sugars. Processed sugar products (chocolates, candy, etc) are not a good source of sugar though. You're better off eating fruit.

instead of posting a crap ton of threads on slightly different topics, why not condense it into one about general good health.

There isn't any junk food in the house, oddly I do get cravings when im at home but when im food shopping I avoid getting any junk. If I have a sugar craving, I cook some sweet potatoes or eat some fruit.

Also I have to agree with the others, shouldn't you just have had one thread on "programming & health" instead of 3 :/

There isn't any junk food in the house, oddly I do get cravings when im at home but when im food shopping I avoid getting any junk. If I have a sugar craving, I cook some sweet potatoes or eat some fruit.

Also I have to agree with the others, shouldn't you just have had one thread on "programming & health" instead of 3 :/

Got three and this clear distinction, it is better than the

mess of mixing it together and try to distiinguish in points

or something like that .. and i found good answers,(especially the oxygen - it seem that I am uncommon in needing it such much ;\)

Sugar itself will not save your coding. It's best not to have lengthy heavy lunches either, since then it takes much more effort to tune the brain to coding wave.

Something small, light, consumed by keyboard within 10 minutes guarantees continuous productivity. Go get a heavy lunch, spend 60-90 minutes out and you'll face lots of Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrots when you get back and try to get back to a coding mood...

Personally, I don't consume chocolate bars (well, maybe 1 or two in month) since they have a crapload of calories and sugar.

Consuming them on a daily basis is definitely one of best ways to become a life supporter of pharmaceutical companies (i.e. insuline, pump/pen, test strips, routine endocrinology visits, expensive routine blood tests, ...).

If that's aligned with your long-term goals, then sure - why not ?

BTW, what you're describing sounds awfully lot like a craving for a chocolate bar. That's a proper addiction right there, just like craving for a cigarette, having to drink a diet coca-cola daily (or anything else infused with lots of chemicals that enslave your consuming habits).

You can test it by exchanging your chocolate bar for something else with same amount of sugar, but that does not taste so good.

Trust me, you won't get the endorphine kick, even though the sugar intake will be identical.

On a more serious note, if you truly get an energy kick from a chocolate bar, and you are sure it's not just an endorphine boost, you gotta visit your endocrinologist and get checked for Diabetes. These days, you can survive even a decade with a Diabetes !