"Advice to avoid sugar is nonsense- it can't be done, if you like most fruits"

Not sure if you're referring to my advice there Q, but my advice was about avoiding adding sugar to foods, which is unnecessary - it's just a huge source of calories and, providing you eat fruit and some carbs, you don't need added sugar, and you DO get used to the taste of un-sugared foods and drinks. In fact, after a while, sweetened drinks, and foods like cereals with sugar, taste like poison!

I have porridge (what you call 'oatmeal') every morning, made with skimmed milk and no salt or sweetener of any kind. I love it - you can actually taste the oats - and the taste of sweetened tea/coffee/cereals makes me want to vomit! :-)