How Bad Is Too Much Sugar For My Body?
Refined table sugar, also called sucrose, is very different. Extracted from either sugar cane or beets, it lacks vitamins, minerals and fiber, and thus requires extra effort from the body to digest. Instead of providing the body nutrition, it creates deficiency. It enters swiftly into the bloodstream and wreaks havoc on the blood sugar level, first pushing it sky-high—causing excitability, nervous tension and hyperactivity—and then dropping it extremely low—causing fatigue, depression, weariness and exhaustion.
Today sugar is found in many of the usual suspects, like cakes, sodas, cookies and candy. But you will also find it in canned vegetables, baby food, cereals, peanut butter, bread and tomato sauce. It is often disguised in fancy language, labeled as corn syrup, dextrose, maltose, glucose or fructose.
The new study from Europe published on April 24 in the Journal Diabetologia says that drinking just one 12-ounce soda a day may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes. These findings agree with earlier studies in the United States, which found daily soda consumption increased the risk of Type 2 diabetes by 25 percent.
One of the most alarming statistics in medicine right now is the rate at which people are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is far more prevalent than type 1. This news is especially heartbreaking, when we know that reducing processed sugar and eating a healthy, balanced diet can prevent the condition.
It is recommended that we get no more than 10 teaspoons per day, yet most people eat about 30 teaspoons per day—that’s three times the liberal recommended daily value.
When people lose the ability to maintain a steady blood sugar level, the entire human organism is affected.
If we are on a healthy, balanced diet, nourishing ourselves with milder forms of sweet vegetables, we don’t need a big sugar hit from a candy bar or soda to boost our energy level.
Healthy food choices (such as eating plenty of fruits and vegetables), daily exercise and weight loss can help prevent Type 2 diabetes, or slow the progress of the disease in those with pre-diabetes.
Eat Well! Live Life! Enjoy!
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