There are 8 sugars in our diet that our body can use for nutrition and energy. These all eventually turn into glucose which is the necessary fuel for our muscles and brain. Our bodies regulate glucose levels in the blood by insulin and glucagon, so the amount will not be too high or too low. Excess sugar is stored in the body as fat (adipose tissue).
Excess sugar of any kind is detrimental to our health, destroying our immune systems causing metabolic disorders like heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, strokes, cancer, obesity, gout, Alzheimer’s and depression. It takes up to 10 years off our life expectancy.
But of all the sugars in our diets, FRUCTOSE is the worse. FRUCTOSE is the only sugar that is not absorbed directly from the intestine into the blood, but has to go through the liver for processing, where it is converted mostly into fat.
FRUCTOSE found naturally in fruits and vegetables is not dangerous because it is combined with fiber and other ingredients including minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and polyphenols that block high fructose’s negative effects.
FRUCTOSE is twice as sweet as other sugars and is highly addictive. Some studies have shown it to be 8 times more addictive than cocaine.
FRUCTOSE also blocks the full hormone Leptin and stimulates the hungry hormone, Ghrelin, which in turn makes us hungrier.
So why is FRUCTOSE added to nearly all processed foods?
It is used for one purpose — to addict us to that food or drink, so that we will want to buy more.
It should be banned as a dangerous chemical.
750 million tons of FRUCTOSE is produced in the USA every year. That is the weight of 200 million automobiles.
Will FRUCTOSE ever be banned? Probably not because it is controlled by the powerful agriculture lobbies. Corn in the number one cash crop in the USA and is subsidized by the US government to the tune of $2.7 Billion annually.
How can we decrease the negative effects of FRUCTOSE and other sugars in our lives and our health? The best way is to avoid processed foods. Decrease the amount of sugar in our diets and avoid sugary drinks altogether. Change our relation to food and eat natural foods that God made for us.
