Sugar Friend or Foe?

By Akanksha Shetty

It's no secret that governments all over the world are beginning to crack down on sugar. They are passing taxes on sweet drinks and snacks, prohibiting them from schools, and more treatment programs are becoming open to individuals who think they are addicted to sugar. However what is the truth? Is sugar the new foe?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Akanksha Shetty
• Release date: Jul 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393600282

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It's an obvious reality that legislatures everywhere throughout the world are beginning to take action versus sugar. They are passing charges on sweet drinks and bites, restricting them from schools, and greater treatment programs are getting open up to people who accept they depend on sugar. But what is the reality? Is sugar the brand-new opponent?

The Different Types of Sugar

Coca leaves were used for centuries in their natural state to chew on or to make tea. This was regular and there were no concerns. But, then they were highly processed and become a hazardous and addictive drug referred to as cocaine.

The innocent poppy flower suffered the very same fate. Previously a safe and effective tea, typically utilized for relaxation and pain, it got super-processed and ended up being an effective, unsafe and addicting opiate.

Sugar first starts as sugar cane - a healthy stalking plant. Used in its natural form, you can't consume enough to make you sick. However super-concentrated and processed it becomes like a drug. In fact, with lab rats, sugar surpassed cocaine as the drug of choice.

It's important to understand that there are different types of sugar, some natural and some really processed - to the point that even if they started natural, they are no longer natural.

• Fructose – Don't get confused by the word. While fructose is originated from fruit, it's gone through processing that makes it a highly-concentrated form of sugar. This type of fructose must really be called industrial fructose. Consuming fructose from natural fruit is not hazardous and ought to not be prevented. Once processed, though, it becomes something else completely