Sweet Deception about Sugar

The Dangers of Sugar Consumption

The average American consumes 70 pounds of sugar every year!

Myth: Sugar is harmless

Truth: Sugar is the culprit in many diseases such as obesity, cancer, high blood pressure, dental decay, depression, diabetes, and elevated cholesterol. Consuming sugar causes weight gain, fluctuations in blood sugar, fatigue, anxiety, and suppresses your immune system. At any point in time you should only have 1 teaspoon (4 grams) of sugar in your blood. Excess sugar results in higher insulin levels and more fat storage. Reduce your sugar consumption to not only drop pounds, but improve your health in all areas. Sugar promotes the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which accelerates aging and also leads to disease. Instead of spending a ridiculous amount of money on moisturizers and wrinkle creams, try eating less sugar for more youthful skin. Also, avoid sugar to prevent and even cease cancer. Sugar feeds the growth of bacteria, which is a perfect environment for cancer. In fact, cancer cells can only live on sugar.

Sugar is sugar. No matter what kind you consume, they are all nutritionally inadequate. Honey, agave, brown sugar, and all the other so-called “healthier” sugars are really only slightly better than plain white table sugar. They should all be limited. Especially avoid any artificial sweeteners, which contain aspartame. Aspartame is a neurotoxin shown to cause brain tumors, seizures, and birth defects. Avoid products containing white sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sucrose, dextrose, fructose, and any artificial sweeteners. Try Stevia, an all natural herb that is super sweet, but contains no calories, carbs or toxins. Stevia is especially great for diabetes as it has no effect on blood sugar.

Do you Have a Sugar Problem?

• Crave sugar or starch
• Need snacks between meals
• Experience fatigue daily
• Get irritable before meals
• Get shaky or lightheaded when hungry

How to Minimize Sugar Consumption

• Eat less sugar (the less you have, the less you will crave)
• Eat more protein, fat and vegetables
• Avoid processed foods (often contain added sugar) ex. hotdogs, cereals, ketchup
• Avoid low fat (usually have added sugar to make up for lost flavor)
• Use Stevia to sweeten your beverages
• Avoid all sugary drinks (soda, sports drinks, chocolate milk, fruit juice, etc.)

Sugar Addiction

In a Plos One study, rats were given the choice of unlimited access to either cocaine or sugar. The shocking result, was that all the rats, including those who were previously addicted to cocaine, chose sugar over cocaine. French researchers explained, “The supranormal stimulation of these receptors by sugar-rich diets, such as those now widely available in modern societies, would generate a supranormal reward signal in the brain, with the potential to override self-control mechanisms and thus to lead to addiction.”