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As good as it may taste, sugar is NOT your friend. It may “feel” like your friend when it comforts you (due to the beta-endorphin rush in your brain), but sugar is really your ENEMY. Truth be told, regular consumption of sugary foods is one of the worst things that you can do for your health. Modern scientific research has shown us, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that sugar in ... Continue Reading
Recent studies indicate that a popular artificial sweetener is not inert – it does have an effect on how the body reacts to glucose. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that a popular artificial sweetener can modify how the body handles sugar. In a small study, the researchers analyzed the sweetener sucralose (Splenda®) in 17 ... Continue Reading
It’s time we realized that synthetic sugar substitutes are neither safe nor healthy. This article urges you to give up the chemically processed sugar substitutes and stick to the natural and organic ones. Do you put Splenda in your coffee? Or use it in your baked goods, instead of regular sugar or other natural alternatives? You may think you are making a better choice, but in ... Continue Reading
The average American eats approximately 1,500 pounds of food every year. Of that, 160 pounds are primarily sugar. Sounds crazy, right? Most people don't even realize how much sugar they consume. Government did an amazing job in disguising the amount of sugar in products by requiring printing of nutritional information in grams. Most Americans have no idea how much ... Continue Reading
(BeWellBuzz) Sugar is an important element of our diet. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Some of the simple sugars, a.k.a. Monosaccharide, include glucose, fructose and galactose. The "regular" or white sugar that we use commonly in our food is sucrose, a disaccharide. Some of the other disaccharides include maltose and lactose. Some people ... Continue Reading
