We have become a nation of sugar-aholics and the consequences of this addiction are only just beginning to be seen. Type 2 DIABETES, formerly known as adult-onset diabetes because it rarely struck those under 50, is now in EPIDEMIC proportions among both adults and CHILDREN.
Other conditions and dis-eases associated with excess sugar and junk-food consumption are also skyrocketing, including asthma, heart disease, obesity, cancer, osteoporosis, candida (fungal infections), PMS/menopausal symptoms, and more.
It’s been said that if white refined sugar were put before the FDA today it would not be approved. Unfortunately, white refined sugar and other refined sugars are a multi-billion dollar industry that isn’t going away any time soon. Refined sugars are found in just about every processed food today.
As simple carbohydrates lacking in fiber and nutrients, refined sugars are anti-nutrients that deplete the body of vitamins, minerals, and enzymes. They also cause a dramatic rise and rapid fall in blood sugar levels. Eating these simple carbohydrates is like driving a car with a stuck accelerator: you speed around for a short time, then run out of gas.
EXCESS SUGAR = ONE OF YOUR WORST ENEMIES!
It is important to understand that the word ‘sugar’ refers to two different things. The most common definition of sugar is the white granular substance made from sugar beets or sugar cane, otherwise known as table sugar or white refined sugar. But the word sugar also refers to any of a class of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates having a characteristic sweet taste. In this case, we find it listed on the back of food ingredient labels as the macronutrient ’sugar,’ for example. With this broader definition in mind, sugar includes or is contained in the following:
~ fresh & dried fruit…such as apples, pears, oranges, figs, dates, etc.
~ processed sweeteners…such as white refined sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, etc.
~ concentrated natural sweeteners…such as honey, maple syrup, fruit juice, etc.
~ white refined flour products…such as white pasta, bread, crackers, etc.
~ all alcoholic beverages…including beer, wine and hard liquor.
REFINED SUGAR is an ANTI-NUTRIENT stimulant that is over 99% PURE CALORIES—no vitamins, minerals, fiber, or proteins. Regularly fueling your body with quick-burning refined sugars is associated with numerous health conditions, including almost every major disease. Refined sugar is known to cause or contribute to: