To be upset that dp eats far too much sugar?

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Puddings every day...really sweet ones...sometimes twice a day.
Chocolate bars every day
2 sugars in tea.

He remains slim but im worried about his health...diabetes etc.

I have commented on it but I don't want to be seen as controlling. There isnt much I can do is there as he's a grown man?! He is in his 40s and I do worry.

YANBU and there is nothing you can do about it, he needs to want to do it. Pestering (for want of a better word) could make him dig his heels in.

Eating lots of sugar doesn't necessarily put you at risk of Type 2 diabetes. It's a combination of factors, one of the main one being if someone is overweight.

www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/eating-with-diabetes/diabetes-food-myths/myth-sugar-causes-diabetes

It isn't your business because it isn't your body.

I wouldn’t worry too much. We all have our vices.

You’ve been reading too many MN food threads OP.

People who are a healthy weight don’t need to follow dietary advice aimed at people who need to lose weight.

It's allowed to worry you but he's an adult and what he puts into his body is entirely his own decision.

There are far worse things he could be doing (and eating).

Sugar doesn't cause diabetes. That's a myth too many people believe in.

He isn't eating brilliantly, but he isn't overweight so you need to put your anxiety back in its box.

I would worry too, if it was really excessive. It's natural when you love someone. But ultimately it's up to him. I think it's fine to voice your concerns but he is ok with it and doesn't want to stop then you should probably just leave him to it.

So long as you have voiced your concerns I don't see what you can do.My dh is overweight and despite my concerns and trying to help he did have a major heart attack like his own dm who sadly died.
This was only a wake up call for a while then he started piling on the pounds again.I'in lockdown I helped him reduce his portion sizes and walk everywhere.
It is not easy to live with someone who doesn't care about their health.

‘ Well he isn’t overweight so it’s fine‘ comments. I’m not the Mumsnet food police ( I love food! ) but that’s misleading.

You can absolutely be slim and unhealthy if you are putting loads of the wrong things in your body and not really moving it..

One example is that sugar could turn to fat and sit internally as visceral unseen fat around his organs.

Apart from his sugar habits: if he exercises regularly and eats nutritionally well lots of veggies and proteins etc then at least he has that. I eat well and exercise a lot but I eat chocolate most days as I like it. I don’t have puddings and sugar in drinks though.

He is his own person and you unfortunately try and encourage less sugar but only he can do that.

It's none of your business. You haven't said what the rest of his diet is like. Mumsnet is the worst place to get diet advice.

He's not overweight so he's not eating too much for him .

Define ‘upset’. Like, are you crying over this? Because that’s extreme.

PS - to coin a popular MN saying “his body, his roolz”.

Depends a bit on how many cups of tea and how many chocolate bars too.