Sugar is a huge problem in the American diet

Sugar is probably the number one dietary problem in the United States today. It’s incredible that young children are being diagnosed with adult onset Type 2 diabetes. The largest single culprit is the gallons of sugar drinks and soft drinks that are consumed every month by the average person. Not only do these drinks cause havoc with your blood sugar, they also significantly add to the acidity of your entire body, and some researchers believe that acidity is a factor in cancer. Cola drinks seem to be the worst offenders, but none of them are good for you.

There is no such thing as good highly concentrated sugars in any form

It’s important to understand that sugars themselves are not the problem. As simple carbohydrates the glucose they contain is a major source of energy in the body and is actually required for metabolism. The real problem is constantly elevated blood sugar levels brought about by the over consumption of sugar. This over consumption is the result of both over refining and over processing foods and the excessive addition of sugars into the processed foods that we eat. For example, instead of eating a simple apple for breakfast, we drink apple juice. Nobody would eat five to ten apples for breakfast, but the glass of apple juice is made from those five to ten apples. That means the fructose that is consumed is five to ten times the amount that would be consumed by just eating a single apple. If sugar or corn fructose is added to the apple juice in the manufacturing process, then you may get the equivalent sugar of thirty apples. The concentrations of sugar are even more intense for products like pasteries and soft drinks. In our modern society we have refined and concentrated sugars like at no other time in history and, as a result, we have become accustomed to having an exscessively sweet taste in our diets. As a constrast, consider that oriental cooking considers carrots as a “sweet” food.

The simple fact is that there is not one single book on diet and nutrition that claims refined sugars and good for you. If you can find one, comment to this post because it will be a rare find. Excessive sugar is linked to a wide variety of diseases and is a major factor in obesity. Sugar is directly or indirectly responsible for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, yeast infections, elevated insulin levels, elevated stress hormone levels, fatigue, pain, depleted immune systems, calcium depletion, periodontal disease, gastrointestinal problems, ADHD, and many other illnesses. In Chinese Medicine sugar is linked to excess phlegm in the body. Phlegm outwardly manifests as mucous, but internally propagates throughout the body as a sticky goo that blocks the flow of energy. You must eliminate refined sugars in your diet of you want to be healthy. Sugar includes all of the following variations and more.

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