Sugar is poison?
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Why not let it be so?
Counting the Many Ways Sugar Harms Your Health
Contributed by Nancy Appleton, PhD
Author of the book Lick The Sugar Habit
In addition to throwing off the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may
result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is
a listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a variety of
medical journals and other scientific publications.
1.
Sugar can suppress your immune system and impair your defenses
against infectious disease.1,2
2.
Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in your body: causes
chromium and copper deficiencies and interferes with absorption of
calcium and magnesium. 3,4,5,6
3.
Sugar can cause can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline,
hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in
children.7,8
4.
Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol,
triglycerides and bad cholesterol and a decrease in good
cholesterol.9,10,11,12
5.
Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function.13
6.
Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been connected with the
development of cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, rectum,
pancreas, biliary tract, lung, gallbladder and
stomach.14,15,16,17,18,19,20
7.
Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose and can cause
reactive hypoglycemia.21,22
8.
Sugar can weaken eyesight.23
9.
Sugar can cause many problems with the gastrointestinal tract
including: an acidic digestive tract, indigestion, malabsorption in
patients with functional bowel disease, increased risk of Crohn's
disease, and ulcerative colitis.24,25,26,27,28
10.
Sugar can cause premature aging.29
11.
Sugar can lead to alcoholism.30
12.
Sugar can cause your saliva to become acidic, tooth decay, and
periodontal disease.31,32,33
13.
Sugar contributes to obesity.34
14.
Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases such as: arthritis, asthma,
multiple sclerosis.35,36,37
15.
Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans
(yeast infections).38
16.
Sugar can cause gallstones.39
17.
Sugar can cause appendicitis.40
18.
Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.41
19.
Sugar can cause varicose veins.42
20.
Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral
contraceptive users.43
21.
Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.44
22.
Sugar can cause a decrease in your insulin sensitivity thereby
causing an abnormally high insulin levels and eventually
diabetes.45,46,47
23.
Sugar can lower your Vitamin E levels.48
24.
Sugar can increase your systolic blood pressure.49
25.
Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.50
26.
High sugar intake increases advanced glycation end products
(AGEs)(Sugar molecules attaching to and thereby damaging proteins in
the body).51
27.
Sugar can interfere with your absorption of protein.52
28.
Sugar causes food allergies.53
29.
Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.54
30.
Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.55
31.
Sugar can cause atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease.56,57
32.
Sugar can impair the structure of your DNA.58
33.
Sugar can change the structure of protein and cause a permanent
alteration of the way the proteins act in your body.59,60
34.
Sugar can make your skin age by changing the structure of
collagen.61
35.
Sugar can cause cataracts and nearsightedness.62,63
36.
Sugar can cause emphysema.64
37.
High sugar intake can impair the physiological homeostasis of
many systems in your body.65
38.
Sugar lowers the ability of enzymes to function.66
39.
Sugar intake is higher in people with Parkinson's disease.67
40.
Sugar can increase the size of your liver by making your liver
cells divide and it can increase the amount of liver fat.68,69
41.
Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes
in the kidney such as the formation of kidney stones.70,71
42.
Sugar can damage your pancreas.72
43.
Sugar can increase your body's fluid retention.73
44.
Sugar is enemy #1 of your bowel movement.74
45.
Sugar can compromise the lining of your capillaries.75
46.
Sugar can make your tendons more brittle.76
47.
Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.77
48.
Sugar can reduce the learning capacity, adversely affect school
children's grades and cause learning disorders.78,79
49.
Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha, and theta brain
waves which can alter your mind's ability to think clearly.80
50.
Sugar can cause depression.81
51.
Sugar can increase your risk of gout.82
52.
Sugar can increase your risk of Alzheimer's disease.83
53.
Sugar can cause hormonal imbalances such as: increasing estrogen
in men, exacerbating PMS, and decreasing growth hormone.84,85,86,87
54.
Sugar can lead to dizziness.88
55.
Diets high in sugar will increase free radicals and oxidative
stress.89
56.
High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral vascular disease
significantly increases platelet adhesion.90
57.
High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents can lead to
substantial decrease in gestation duration and is associated with a
twofold increased risk for delivering a small-for-gestational-age (SGA)
infant.91,92
58.
Sugar is an addictive substance.93
59.
Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.94
60.
Sugar given to premature babies can affect the amount of carbon
dioxide they produce.95
61.
Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability.96
62.
Your body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the
bloodstream than it does starch.97
63.
The rapid absorption of sugar promotes excessive food intake in
obese subjects.98
64.
Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).99
65.
Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte composition.100
66.
Sugar can slow down the ability of your adrenal glands to
function.101
67.
Sugar has the potential of inducing abnormal metabolic processes
in a normal healthy individual and to promote chronic degenerative
diseases.102
68.
I.V.s (intravenous feedings) of sugar water can cut off oxygen to
your brain.103
69.
Sugar increases your risk of polio.104
70.
High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.105
71.
Sugar causes high blood pressure in obese people.106
72.
In intensive care units: Limiting sugar saves lives.107
73.
Sugar may induce cell death.108
74.
In juvenile rehabilitation camps, when children were put on a low
sugar diet, there was a 44 percent drop in antisocial behavior.109
75.
Sugar dehydrates newborns.110
76.
Sugar can cause gum disease.111
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Faisal...
good. This is the case for most things really.
Lou
while I was reading this. I was wondering if
I should call an ambulance (joke):)
I am not a nutritionist but I believe all
carbohydrates are turned into sugar during
digestion. It has been said that white bread
is capable of suddenly raise the glucose
level in the bloodstream as quickly as sugar can.
What are we going to do with all
these huge wheat crops around the world?
I feel that moderation in everything is the
way to go.
nita...@yahoo.com
You'll have to call the ambulance,sometime in the future.
Many diseases are slow to show up!
The coca cola buizness and others spend huge sums to get people to buy
their stuff:one pint contains 6 spoonsful of sugar...Mauritius is on
the top list of people affected with diabetes and cardiac diseases!But
the sugar lobby is strong.
The history of sugar is quite amazing,as it started with slavery.Sugar
was a rare commodity in Europe and the rich only could afford it.By
forcing the slaves to work,much sugar came on the market,and the
producers had to glorify its utility.
In India,sugar is made in an artisanal way.They crush the cane witth a
press,and then cook it on the streets in a container.That's what I saw
anyway.Such sugar is better,as it doesn't contain animal charcoal
required to bleach it.
There's nothing wrong in eating sweet fruits like apples,mangoes etc,as
the sugar is natural.
I don't know why you mention wheat crops...with which flour is
made(whole wheat flour is best)
But the sugar cane fields can be replaced with fruit trees of various
specimens,potatoes,veg and pastures for the cows,who will produce
milk:no need to import!(Rs.1,000,000,000. / yr!)Instead,luxury housing
for foreigners are being built!
Faisal...
Lou
Yes, when I am old I will need an ambulance. Or I may
need one at any time because the human body is so complex
and it is impossible to know when it will strike some kind of
imbalance, disharmony.
Personally I forget about the lobbies and products
- Coca Cola, Macdonald etc etc. What is important is whether
in my blood stream there is an abnormal level of glucose which
in the long term will lead to all kinds of complications and a
painful premature death.
Sugar is sugar. It does not matter how it is made or
prepared or whether it comes from fruit etc. If one's body is
unable to process it efficiently one is in diabolical trouble and
only a good doctor can help. If a diabetic eats three large, ripe
juicy mangoes in one go I am almost sure that this person
will lose consciousness and end up in hospital!
As I pointed out I am not a nutritionist but I am told
that sugar gets into the blood stream very fast, This is why
when a person has collapsed due to low sugar level in the
bloodstream he/she is given a lolly or a sugary drink to recover.
Diabetics have to monitor the glucose level in their blood
several times a day to avoid this. They eat very little sugar
and go for food which is digested slowly, thereby releasing
sugar in the blood at a slow rate and therefore remains within
healthy range.
Wheat is mostly carbohydrate. I was referring to refined
flour (white flour) which is widely used in Mauritius for pourris,
faratahs, breads etc. I do not think that what Faisal says is totally
true. It is when the white flour is digested that it is turned into
sugar. I completely agree with you that whole wheat flour is
best because it is digested slowly. Even if one is not a diabetic
it is, in my opinion, better to choose foods which are digested
slowly. However, a lot of people do not like wholemeal bread
because it is brown inside.
Like you I am also somewhat concerned about selling
our arable land for the building of luxury houses, IRS etc. Crops
cannot grow on concrete!
Faisal...
Lou
Faisal...
The high level of Glucose in Wheat and that was my mistake