Caron Butler’s Sugar Addiction
October 28th, 2009
Washington Wizard’s All-Star forward Caron Butler used to drink at least six 12-ounce cans of Mountain Dew every day. He finally decided to break his sugar addiction at the beginning of the summer and then he lost 11 pounds.
Butler chronicled his experience blogging for NBA.com.
“A lot of people don’t know I’m a Mountain Dew addict so I guess this is my confession.
To try and give this up was CRAZY for me! I was going through withdrawals. I was in the bed sweating. My wife would turn over in the bed and ask “Are you OK?” .Honestly, those first two weeks without The Dew was the roughest two weeks of my life. I’m talking headaches, sweats and everything. Before that I drank at least six 12 ounce Mountain Dews a day.
It was so bad at one point that I had to have a cold one right there at the night stand before I went to bed. I had to get the coasters and let it drip a lil’ bit and just have it waiting on me. Come 2 a.m.., I’d wake up out of my sleep, I’d pop one open and hear the fizz sound…and just down it! Then I always had to have another one in the morning when I woke up. Before practice I had one too and before games I would knock back two.”
When I saw this headlined on Yahoo.com, they called it a “strange addiction.” Unfortunately, even as some of the public begins to catch on to the destructive power of sugar, sugar addiction still gets people laughing.
However, a Mountain Dew addiction is anything but strange. One regular 20 oz. Dew contains 77 grams, just over 18 teaspoons, of sugar and 92 milligrams of caffeine. As someone who used to practically have a Mountain Dew Amp I.V., I can say that, if anything, getting addicted is the normal reaction when a substance contains that much sugar and caffeine.
So, congrats Caron! Here’s to hoping that a few kids follow your example!!
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