“Refined white sugar is largely to blame for some forms of diabetes, whose victims face the threat of blindness and other serious disabilities, not to mention heart disease, stroke, schizophrenia, alcoholism and possibly some cancers. “. [1] according to Dr. Robert D. McCracken, an anthropologist at the University of California (UCLA).
The big accusation against refined white sugar is its high solubility in the body. It rushes through the stomach wall without being digested, stimulates excessive insulin secretion by the pancreas to facilitate its passage through the cell membranes of the tissues, where it is used as fuel and causes metabolic imbalance, which allows the entry of bacteria, viruses and deadly germs. Sugar is also fattening and has been found to be dangerous for heart cases, since it disrupts the balance of calcium and phosphorus in the blood.
The average American consumes a staggering two to three pounds of sugar each week, which is not surprising when you consider that highly refined sugars are processed into many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, etc. , ketchup, spaghetti sauce, microwaveable meals , and just about everything else.
In large amounts, sugar causes the blood sugar level to drop. If insulin itself is not controlled, blood sugar drops to abnormally low levels. This condition is called hypoglycemia, and it can lead to mental disorders and other serious disorders.
Read the label on all manufactured, bottled, and canned products. If you include sugar among the ingredients, throw it away like you’re poison! The same goes for any product that includes high fructose corn syrup or brown sugar, since commercial brown sugar is actually refined sugar that has had molasses added to it. In fact, it is more refined than white sugar.
There are several natural sugars that can be used in the same way as refined white or brown sugar when a sweetener is needed, such as date sugar, maple syrup, rapadura, and raw honey, although honey is a concentrated sugar. and should be used in extreme moderation, like all natural sugars. If you suffer from any kind of liver congestion, honey absorbs the fluids and worsens the condition. Natural and unrefined sugars contain mineral salts such as phosphates of potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and more that have been extracted from refined sugars. However, most of these healthier sugars are still broken down in your body in the same way that regular sugar does. The nutrients found in some of them are negated by the fact that nutrients are needed from your body to break down the sugar. Organic is better because of the lack of pesticides but otherwise the same. Sugar is still sugar! A better plan is to replace sugar with fruit if possible.
To your good health and long life!
[1] Paul Bragg and Virginia Bragg, “Healthy Eating Without the Confusion,” Santa Barbara, California: Health Science, 1967, p. 12
