The Dangers of Refined Sugar

The Dangers of Refined Sugar Written by Christi Mintz-Lasher, M.N.T. Trick or Treat? With Halloween quickly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about the costumes, the parties and what most parents dread, the candy. The American Heart Association lists the following foods as containing high amounts of refined sugars, and they have a great graphic on the recommended amounts of sugar. carbonated soda candy cookies fruit juice drinks dairy desserts ice cream cereals waffles pies Watch your list of ingredients! Refined sugar will appear in product labels under other names, such as, brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, malt sugar, dextrose, lactose, cane sugar, and molasses. What are the dangers of refined sugar? Not only are sugary foods high in calories, but it also suppresses your immune system, can cause sleep problems, weight gain and feed the bad bacteria growth in your belly. The dangers of refined sugars can wreak havoc on your body. In the book, Sugar Shock, by Connie Bennett C.H.H.C., with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D. defines this havoc: “A mood-altering, emotionally devastating, mentally damaging, physically destructive constellation of symptoms affecting million of people worldwide, who are caught in a cycle of overindulging in refined sweets and much-like-sugar carbohydrates like white bread, pasta and chips. Mounds of research reveal that repeatedly over consuming these nutrient deprived quickie carbohydrates and caloric sweeteners wreaks havoc on your blood sugar levels, over stimulates insulin release, triggers inflammation, and could contribute to 150-plus health concerns, including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome, failing memory, sexual dysfunction, and infertility. Victims of SUGAR SHOCK, May also experience depression, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, cold sweats, anxiety,...