Sugar and humans are not supposed to mix. Yes, you are drawn to sugar. Yes, it calls your name out from the pantry. Yes, you are possessed by the thoughts of sugar plums dancing in your head (especially when you are on a diet). But the truth is, we were never meant to put such a purified food into our bodies, at least not in the large amounts we find ourselves doing daily.
If you are under the impression that everything you eat contains High Fructose Corn Syrup, you are not alone. With a combination of government subsidies and increased crop yields, the cost of corn had dropped dramatically making the production of High Fructose Corn Syrup cheap and readily available.
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that I'm not a big fan of sugar, artificial sweeteners, or sugar substitutes. But both Stevia and Xylitol actually do have some benefits. So, let me sit on the fence a bit and give you the pros and cons and see if you think you should include them in your diet.
I wrote Sugarettes because, despite the growing amount of evidence that sugar is harmful and responsible for many of the diseases you are likely to encounter in a lifetime, there is not one medical, governmental, or professional association that thinks there is anything wrong with the amount of sugar we are all eating.
The short answer to this question is: yes. But before you click off this page, let me explain why our taste buds have been led astray, and then give you some hope about how that can change.
There are a lot of myths about sugar, but don't believe the ones you are reading form medical sources or dietitians
Most people believe that they are addicted to sugar and most people think that this addiction is harmful to their health. Why do you think most people believe that sugar is addictive and harmful, but most organizations don't?
Let’s not stop by looking only at the symptoms of addiction (see previous blog), but look at what the scientific community has to say about sugar addiction. When asked about if sugar is an addiction, most people in the medical community would shrug this notion off as if you were crazy. But, you aren’t crazy if you think you are addicted to sugar; many people know sugar is an addiction for them. There are scientific studies that show that sugar is an addiction. Let’s see what the researchers have discovered through their research in animals: When rats have free...
Almost everyone I know says that they are addicted to sugar, but is sugar addiction a real addiction? What I mean is: how does sugar addiction compare to other known addictions such as alcohol, cigarettes, or even drugs like morphine? Let's take a look and you can decide for yourself.
