| "Twenty years ago, the common perception was that | | | | shining example is a pre-sweetened cereal with |
| sugar intake was associated with several chronic | | | | vitamins added to it. The product is entirely |
| diseases: Diabetes, coronary heart disease, obesity, | | | | self-defeating and injurious to the body. |
| and hyperactivity in children. Despite having been | | | | During the process of continuous sugar consumption, |
| labeled as "empty calories", sugars are truly important | | | | especially with today's processed foods, excess sugar |
| compounds from the perspective of the human body. | | | | is stored in the liver in the form of glucose until the liver |
| Humans have retained the ability to synthesize all | | | | reaches full storage capacity. During this process, the |
| forms of carbohydrates the body needs from simple | | | | liver becomes somewhat enlarged and excess |
| sugars. This is not the case with the other dietary | | | | glucose is returned to the blood in the form of fatty |
| macronutrients, fats, and proteins. Following ingestion, all | | | | acids, which are stored in the inactive muscular areas |
| digestible complex dietary carbohydrates are broken | | | | of the body, which is where people gain weight |
| down in the gut to simple sugars before they are | | | | (stomach, buttocks, breasts, thighs, etc). When these |
| absorbed into the body. Within the body, dietary sugars | | | | areas have been filled to capacity, the fatty acids are |
| are converted to glucose, a major fuel used by all cells, | | | | then sent to organs (heart, kidneys, etc.), which causes |
| and the primary fuel required by brain tissue for normal | | | | them to begin a process of degeneration. Abnormal |
| function. Low levels of glucose in the blood will impair | | | | blood pressure begins to occur, brain functions are |
| the brain and cause permanent mental impairment or | | | | affected, the structural quality of the cellular structures |
| worse - coma or death. The body can store a limited | | | | within the blood declines, an overabundance of white |
| amount of glucose as glycogen, which it can draw | | | | cells occurs, creation of new tissue declines, and the |
| upon for less than a day. After this, other sources | | | | immune system is affected. |
| such as proteins, from the breakdown of body tissues, | | | | If sugar consumption continues, a gradual process of |
| must be used to synthesize glucose for the cells" | | | | cell death occurs that can probably lead to a |
| Any natural substances, when refined and purified | | | | degenerative condition, such as : multiple sclerosis. |
| synthetically, undergo a basic change in character. | | | | Since more than 60% of the human diet is composed |
| Refined sugar is an excellent example. Because | | | | of refined carbohydrates (refined sugar, white flour, |
| refined sugar causes physiological changes in the body | | | | polished rice, macaroni, and most breakfast cereals), it |
| of a temporary pleasant nature (which mask significant | | | | is not hard to understand why the population is |
| degenerative effects), it has been relatively simple to | | | | developing a host of degenerative diseases. If truth |
| push this substance on an unsuspecting population. It is | | | | had to come out by informing the public of the effect |
| estimated that refined sugar production is | | | | of refined sugar on our poor and battered bodies, it |
| approximately 200 billion pounds per year, and personal | | | | could well be the end of most of advertising mediums |
| consumption, in well-to-do countries, often exceeds 100 | | | | (major television networks, over five hundred |
| pounds per year. | | | | magazines, and several thousand newspapers). Let's |
| For others, it can go far above the 100 pounds mark. | | | | not forget the several thousand parasitic businesses |
| Over-consuming refined sugar can have detrimental | | | | (including fast food giants that poison your body every |
| effects on the body. According to the best medical | | | | chance they get) that thrive off a deluded and |
| evidence available, it can produce diabetes, obesity, | | | | misinformed public and depend heavily on false, |
| and heart problems. Coronary heart disease (see | | | | misleading, and deceptive practices. Many books have |
| Article 3) has been regarded as a complication of | | | | been written about this specific subject. But are we |
| diabetes. Both of these diseases have a common | | | | taking action? Obviously not. They are still around and |
| cause - the over-consumption of white refined sugar | | | | poisoning us. The more you see a product advertised, |
| and white refined flour. Of all the foods processed by | | | | the more of a rip-off and health hazard it may |
| humans, refined carbohydrates like sugar and flour are | | | | represent. Coca-Cola, for example, contains |
| altered the most. Yes, sugar is made from natural | | | | substances that are known poisons. It also causes |
| ingredients (sugar cane or sugar beets), but so is | | | | degeneration of the teeth and stomach lining. For those |
| heroin. They both look alike and have detrimental | | | | avid Coca-Cola drinkers, it is probably safe to slow |
| effect on the body as well. | | | | down the consumption. In addition, remember, what's |
| Sugar producers hide evidence from the public by | | | | good in taste, can't always be good for you. |
| incorporating sugar (as a refined carbohydrate) in the | | | | Despite popular belief that sugar causes obesity, a |
| food label as a "carbohydrate". It is deliberately | | | | number of studies show an inverse relationship |
| misleading. Some carbohydrates are well digested by | | | | between reported sugar consumption and the degree |
| the body and well accepted by it as well. Refined | | | | of being overweight. An increase in the percentage of |
| sugar is considered poison for the human body. | | | | calories from sugar is, by definition, associated with a |
| However, you won't see "refined poison" below | | | | decreased consumption of calories from fat. Obesity is |
| carbohydrate on the food label, would you? | | | | a consequence of higher energy intake than energy |
| This is a way to make their product more acceptable | | | | expenditure, where excess calories are stored as fat. |
| on the market, hiding it behind a necessary nutrient. | | | | The type of calories consumed is the subject of many |
| How can we distinguish between the good and the | | | | studies in obesity research. For instance, extra calories |
| bad sugar? What is acceptable and well digested by | | | | consumed as sugar cause an appropriate |
| our body without bringing us to the grave? Scientists | | | | compensatory increase in carbohydrate oxidation |
| use the word "sugar" to describe an entire group of | | | | (metabolism of carbohydrates for energy), whereas |
| substances that are similar but not identical. The | | | | extra calories consumed as fat do not. Simply stated, |
| substance called glucose is a sugar found in fruits and | | | | obesity results from energy intake in excess of energy |
| vegetables that is the essential material in the | | | | requirements. Many factors contribute to obesity, but |
| metabolic processes of life. It is always present in the | | | | evidence does not single out dietary sugar as a cause. |
| blood and is often referred to as "blood sugar". | | | | The solution is obvious. Burn more calories with regular |
| Dextrose is derived synthetically from starch, fructose | | | | cardiovascular and resistance training and you'll resolve |
| is found in fruits, maltose is a sugar present within malt | | | | a big part of the problem. It is just about habits. Many |
| and fermented products, lactose is a natural sugar | | | | other benefits come out of it as well. Exercise is the |
| found in milk, and sucrose is a refined synthetic sugar | | | | best solution to combat obesity even if you are |
| made from sugar cane and sugar beets. | | | | genetically predisposed to be obese. There are ways |
| When sucrose is ingested, an incomplete metabolism | | | | to work with your metabolism and get the best |
| occurs, resulting in the formation of toxic compounds, | | | | benefits out of exercising. I understood how my body |
| such as pyruvic acid and sucrose structures that | | | | worked and although suffering from hypothyroidism, I |
| contain five carbon atoms. The pyruvic acid | | | | was able to reach my goals faster than those who |
| accumulates in the brain and nervous system and the | | | | are genetically gifted and are slim and healthy. |
| abnormal sucrose structures accumulate in the blood, | | | | Exercise has changed my life and I feel so grateful |
| interfering with the normal respiratory processes of the | | | | that I have the opportunity to experience it. That is |
| cell and depriving it of oxygen. Sugar is an anti-nutrient | | | | what it's all about. Opportunities. |
| and it increases the need for nutrients in the body. A | | | | |