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    Beehive Baking

    Nov 09, 2018 4 minutes
    Article and photographs by Karen K. Will

    For some folks, giving up sugar is like giving up breathing — it’s just not possible. As Americans, we begin developing our sweet tooth practically from infancy, from sweetened fruit juices to store-bought cookies. But of all the industrial foods out there — modern oils, white flour, artificial sweeteners, preservatives, etc. — sugar may be the most deleterious to our health.

    Refined sugar depletes our bodies’ B vitamins, which cannot be stored, so we depend totally on our daily diet to supply them. B vitamins are crucial to neurologic and metabolic function, and they are important for treating depression and protecting the body from cardiovascular diseases.

    A diet high in refined sugars promotes bone loss and tooth

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