Are you ready to make a change?
30-Day No Sugar Challenge
Canadians consume an average of 88 pounds of sugar each year — that’s more than twice the daily limit.¹ Excess sugar consumption has also been linked to obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer and stroke.²
Join TELUS Health Care Centres and tens of thousands of Canadians who are discovering how it feels to cut refined and added sugar for 30 days.
It’s free to join, and you’ll get simple assignments, recipes and tips from our registered dietitians every day.
Note: If you have a pre-existing health condition that may require you to maintain a specific or restrictive diet, do not begin this challenge or make changes to your prescribed diet before speaking with your doctor or a registered dietitian.
FAQ's
Enjoy healthy carbohydrates during the challenge, but be mindful of portion sizes. Carbohydrate-dense foods should make up about 1/4 of your plate each meal (eg. between half a cup and 1 cup of cooked whole grains per meal).
Healthy carbohydrate sources include legumes; whole grains like oats, buckwheat, bulgur; and starchy vegetables like potatoes, root vegetables, pumpkins, beets, peas and squash. During the challenge, avoid refined grain products like white bread and pasta.Sources:
¹ Canadian Diabetes Association. Sugar and diabetes. [https://www.diabetes.ca/advocacy---policies/our-policy-positions/sugar---diabetes] Accessed February 4, 2021.
² Harvard Health Publishing. The sweet danger of sugar. November 5, 2019. [https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/the-sweet-danger-of-sugar#:~:text=Over%20time%2C%20this%20can%20lead,pathological%20pathways%20to%20heart%20disease.] Accessed February 4, 2021.