The demon that is sugar!

Connor, who is supporting me through this, suggested that I research sugar and the damage that it can cause. So I’ve done just that.

Most of what I am going to say is from a website called HEALTHLINE. It is fair to say that some of what I have written, is verbatim and some is paphrased by my self.

Those of us who have weight issues, get fed up with people who keep on at us to lose weight by eating a low fat and low sugar diet. But it ‘ain’t all that easy! If it was, well, there wouldn’t be what is rapidly becoming a crisis with obesity.

It is not just added sugar that can cause weight, it is also natural sugars, which occur in all foods especially carbs and fruit.

Connor mentioned in our discussion that all sugars have the same parallel pathway through the body. Wow!

Anyway, this is the result of my findings.

Sugar Causes Weight Gain.

Consuming too much added sugar, especially ‘full fat fizzy’ drinks, not only rots your teeth and causes flatulence, but is also a major cause of weight gain. If you drink too much soft drinks that are not labelled no added sugar, you will gain weight. But, if you also drinks labelled no added sugar, you will also gain weight. Remember if it said no added sugar, it can still be full of natural sugars. Moderation is called for.

Can Increase Risk of Heart Disease.

High sugar diets have been linked to an increased risk of dying from heart disease. Again this includes high levels of natural sugars.

Has been linked to the upsurge in adult acne.

This one I definitely did not know! A high level of sugar in your diet, increases the secretion of androgens which in turn increases the production of oils and inflammation, which in turn increases the risk of acne and I thought acne was the result of too much fat!

How often do you hear people say, “I’ve had a breakout”? It might not be the fry up for breakfast they had, but might be the sugar they put on their grapefruit and in their tea and in the marmalade they smothered on their toast! (I’m talking about myself, here, well mainly myself)

Increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.

We all know this, I know. I think it is worth mentioning because not everybody realises what a horribly serious illness diabetes is. Too much sugar in your blood leads to a severe increase in the resistance to insulin, the root cause of diabetes. This horrible disease can cause blindness, loss of (whole, not just finger and toes!) And ultimately death. Too much added and natural sugar can kill!

That’s all for today, I shall continue this ‘theses!” Tomorrow. I think that you all agree that my title of The Demon That is Sugar! Is proving to be very apt.