# How to wean off sugar

Source: https://kidneystonediet.com/wean-off-sugar/
Published: 2018-02-14
Updated: 2024-02-05
Author: Jill Harris, LPN, CHC

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Who doesn’t love dessert? I, for one, thoroughly enjoy cookies, cake, and ice cream, but I keep it for here and there and not everywhere.

I know that many of you love it, too, because you tell me everyday that this is the hardest thing for you to avoid. But I am here to tell you that it is possible to lessen your sugar and still want to wake up in the morning. Really.

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