How Does Glucose Affect The Loss Of Sugar In Our Diet?

If we minimize our sugar intake and paid attention towards the nutrition facts and the ingredients that are put in our foods, we would live a healthier life. Sugar in our diet is also called carbohydrate composed of fructose and glucose. Glucose and Fructose are mainly in all sweeteners. We need to pay attention to the hidden sugars on the ingredients label; there could be extra sweeteners after “sugar” on the ingredients label, Ex. Corn syrup, Molasses. Sugar causes cancer cells to grow tooth decays, obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer, etc. Glucose is used as energy to transport material within our body; fructose causes problems in the body. Sugar are absorbed by our body really fast, when the sugar within is not used for energy it starts to form layers of fat around the liver. Cancer cells consume glucose cells as its energy, which makes cancer cells to grow. Our natural feel-good brain chemical is the neurotransmitter, serotonin. Sugar boosts the serotonin level in our brain.

Through this process, sugars cause the body to have a chemical high mentally, which lifts your mood.

But, the huge problem with this is that sooner or later the body cuts back serotonin production, it will cause a slight to serious depression. Just by not having a sugary substance, you’ll experience mood swings, unhappiness, irritability and other negative symptoms. Sugar is everywhere in the supermarkets, mostly in every products you can find. The obvious products like; Pop and Chocolate Bars, We know right away that there is sugar in those products, but there are some products we surprisingly wouldn’t expect to have sugar in it, like; canned soup and spaghetti

sauce.
The main kinds of sucrose are; table sugar, brown sugar, powdered sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup, and sorghum, honey and maple syrup.
The sneaky sugars are the ones that ends with “ol” (Sugar Alcohol) , they are mostly in the ingredients labels on chewing gum and breathe mints; sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol and maltitol. There are other sugars that ends with “ose”, they are in a majority of products; Glucose, (aka dextrose), lactose, maltose and fructose. Many added sugars (including white sugar, honey, maple syrup, and high fructose corn syrup) are about half fructose, It can increase risk factors for heart disease. There are whole foods that naturally have sugars in them, so it does not count as added sugars. Most of the time there can be a big change in Sugar contents between brands of the same nutrient or product. A little time researching and finding the ones that don’t have as much added sugar shaves off a few gm that can make a difference if you’re eating these foods daily. Ignore sugars that you don’t know you’re eating. Double check sauces, dressings, cereals, soups etc. Look to shuffle your own where you can and excision back on processed food as much as possible. Be mindful of total sugar (especially fructose). But fruits and natural sources of sugar are healthy in many ways and it also provides nutritional benefits. We desire fructose the most, it is found in refined sugar and fruit sources. Handle your cravings by being thoughtful of the total amount of sugar that is in your diet (including fruit), the quantities of sugar you’re consuming and how often you’re eating it. Some sugar additives are natural and some are synthetic. Non-natural sugar substitute, in general, called artificial sweeteners. The food and beverage producers are increasingly substituting sugar or corn syrup with artificial sweeteners in a range of products traditionally containing sugar.
Aspartame is a sugar substitute used commonly in foods. Studies have showed that Since Aspartame has links to cancer, it can increase the chance of cancer on human beings, and Aspartame can produce neurological or psychiatric side effects. Well known products that contain Aspartame are; Diet sodas, Yogurts, Chewing gum, Cooking sauces, Crisps, Tabletop sweeteners, Drink powders, flavored water. In conclusion, I think that everyone should be aware of what they are consuming and how much they are consuming; they should follow the right amount of their daily intake. Reading the nutrition fact and ingredient label is really important and beneficial; we will notice how much hidden sugars are in the product, it will make us more aware and able to know the serving sizing of this product, by knowing these information, it can help us control our diet. Cut down on sugar is happier for your body and health!
By managing your sugar intake, you can decrease the risk of Cancer, tooth decays, liver problems, obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer. My suggestion is, look at more natural sugars rather than the man-made chemicals. Fruits contains delicious healthy natural sweetener. Rather than adding powdered sugar on top of those pancakes, substitute it with some bananas! Everyone should read before they buy products, and compare higher branded companies to lower branded companies to see the ingredient difference. No name cookies can have less sugar ingredients and a higher branded company probably have different kinds of sugar in it.
Be aware of the bad sugars and go for the natural sugars to satisfy your sweet tooth!