Sugar This paper is to inform people about what sugar is and how damaging it can be. We will be telling you all the ways sugar can be good for you but focusing more on the harmful ways it can affect you. We are also going to be telling you how to make healthier choices and some interesting facts that you may not know. To begin with sugar is a sweet tasting substance found in sugar cane, sugar beet, honey among others. While it's true that sugar can be harmful, in its natural state (i.e. consuming sugar in the form of fruit, sugar cane and honey) sugar will not cause the body harm. This is due in part to the fibre present in the above items. In natural sources the fibre works with the sugar to let the brain know you are full. It is when …show more content…
Glucose is a simple sugar that cells use for energy and can be very helpful. When it moves though the body it causes the pancreas to create insulin. Glucose is very important but it is not always good. When people eat too much sugar it causes insulin resistance ( the body cells can't respond to the insulin hormone to compensate the body produces more insulin and they are unable to use the sugar in the blood for energy ), which can contribute to many diseases like diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Our body also uses fructose a chemical found in fruit but it can be very harmful if you eat too much of it. Fructose is able to increase peoples fat cells around their organs which can results in diabetes, also heart diseases, alzheimer's, cancer, and many more. It is able to increases insulin levels and is able to increases lepton (a hormone made up by fat cells) which regulates …show more content…
There is some debate as to if they are safer or more dangerous than real sugar. Aspartame is one of the most common sugar sweeteners that is used today. Most studies have shown that it does not cause cancer and health risks are small. Splenda is a sugar free, and calorie free substitute, more than 110 studies over the past 20 years prove that Splenda is perfectly safe. Corn Syrup is one 100% glucose that is made from corn starch and is 100% natural and has no dangers. A processed form of corn syrup called High Fructose Corn Syrup (found in most pops) has many dangers. High fructose is a chemically altered product that studies have found dangerous, it is sweeter and cheaper than regular sugar so it is used in many food products. High Fructose corn syrup causes fatty liver which is the most common disease today in
“The Toxic Truth About Sugar”, written by Lustig et al. varies in their usage of rhetorical strategies to try to have their readers better understand that sugar, as common as it is, can be very dangerous when a big amount is consumed in one day. The numbers in our world don’t lie: A shocking statistic is that there are currently thirty percent more people who are obese than there are healthy. This discussion arose from the staggering facts that obesity is becoming more of an epidemic than ever before. The United States has a choice to make: Take the steps necessary to slow obesity or do nothing at all, like it feels we are currently doing. This can be a good or bad rush, depending on how you assess the situation.
Jon Gabriel explains how sugar has become an addictive drug like nicotine, the only difference is that its legal. Once we become hooked on it we become habituated to its effects and need more and more to satisfy ourselves. As a result of the increase in marketing and the on going dependence on sugary foods and beverages, children are taking in more and more sugar and obtaining less and less nutrients. According to Gentry Lasater,
Sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased by 19 percent since 1970. Americans consume around 30 teaspoons of added sugar per day that’s about a half of a cup! When the A.H.A. (American Heart Association) only recommends about six teaspoons daily, that’s pretty horrific. How is it that we Americans are so used to consuming more than we need? Is it the fact that we are oblivious to what we are consuming, or in all reality, are we just addicted to sugar?
Since nearly the invention of commercially sweetened foods and advertising that celebrates their goodness, sugary foods and drinks have been identified as the cause of several chronic diseases, contributing to poor health. When a person’s diet contains a lot of sugar, especially when it begins early in life, it is likely to cause health problems and possibly death at a young age. For these and many other reasons, it is essential to carry out research in order to establish the extent to which these foods affect people’s health. In gaining more information on this issue, the argument can be made that the government should ban sugary foods and drinks should be sold in elementary and middle schools.
Your heart is also affected by sugar. Consuming sugar causes your body to produce insulin to counteract the sugar. More insulin in the bloodstream can damage your arteries. The walls of the arteries grow faster than normal and become more rigid or tense. This causes more stress to your heart which damages it over time. Eventually this can lead to heart attacks or strokes. People who eat greater than the recommended daily amount of sugar are twice as likely to die from heart
Today 7 percent of people have diabetes, whereas in 1980 only 3 percent had the disease. Research suggests that sugar may very well cause diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. With all that being said you have to understand how and why sugar has affected our people. You have to understand how sugar consumption is linked to Diabetes. You have to understand that even though it’s killing our people, Sugar is the most traded commodity for some countries, and if you took that away there economy would implode. Why has sugar had such an effect on our society, and how has that transitioned into Diabetes?
Another contrast between the article How Candy Conquered America and This Cupcake is Trying to Hurt You is how our health is affected by our sugar intake now and back in the 1800’s. According to the article, Too Much Can Make Us Sick (http://www.sugarscience.org/too-much-can-make-us-sick/), “Heart disease”. Diabetes. These chronic conditions are among the leading causes of death worldwide.
You are out for a quiet lunch with your family, the waitress walks over and your 6 year old child asks for a lemonade with their lunch. Sure, you think one glass of soft drink won’t hurt right? Wrong. That one, seemingly innocent glass of lemonade contains a whopping 6 teaspoons of sugar. I doubt that you would let your child eat 6 teaspoons of sugar from a bowl, so why would you allow them to consume it in the form of a sugary soft drink? Sugar is highly addictive, can cause cancer and is causing childhood obesity. The proliferation of sugar in society is causing widespread problems like obesity, type 2 diabetes, cancers, tooth decay and acid wear. Additionally, Rethink Sugary Drink claims that one can of soft drink a day can lead to an annual
Sugar is considered a toxic poison. Sugar leaches the calcium out of the skeletal frame of a human’s body. Sugar literally sucks the calcium straight from our bones; therefore it is known to many as a “skeletal poisonous powder.” There are thousands of individuals struggling throughout the United States with sugar addiction. Sugar is a leading cause of a number of health-related issues. Sugar causes health issues such as, fibromyalgia, diabetes, obesity, and osteoporosis. Like me, many individuals have no clue that they are addicted to sugar. Up until this single subject design, I thought my eating habits were quite normal. I honestly did not realize how much sugar I was taking in everyday. This single subject design has truly encouraged me to live a healthier lifestyle. The purpose of this study is to indirectly determine my sugar intake, by counting calories daily and reducing my caloric intake.
Diabetes is a disorder that affects the way your body uses food for growth and energy. Carbohydrates play apart in diabetes. It is a biological compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that is an important source of food and energy. When you eat, carbohydrates are broken down into a simple sugar called glucose. This is one of the main sources of fuel for your body. Those who have diabetes either do not have enough insulin or their cells have become insensitive to the effects of insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that regulates the level of glucose in the blood. However, glucose does not get into the cells and it begins to build up in the blood. The buildup of glucose in the blood is the hallmark of diabetes.
Over the last 50 years, sugar has become a staple in the American diet and can be found virtually anywhere. In fact, it is often hiding where you would least expect it. Sugar is no longer found only in sweet treats, but in many of the basic meals we eat on a daily basis. In saying this, it isn’t surprising that many adults and children are consuming more sugar than our bodies can process. Growing up in a very health conscious family, the notion that sugar is addictive and unhealthy has always been stressed in my household. While some kids would flaunt their candy bar at lunch, I was left eating an apple. At a young age, I was resentful of the lack of sugar in our cabinets. However, as I’ve grown older I have realized that my parents did me
Probably some of the most pleasurable and enjoyable memories of a person has to do with sweets. When thinking back to birthdays, there is always the memory of the wonderful cake that mother beautifully made and decorated with frosting and glazes. A typical night out with dad can be transformed into a magical evening with a trip to the ice cream parlor. The end of a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner turns heavenly when a hot apple pie is brought to the table and topped with delicious, melting vanilla ice cream. A good wedding is never complete without the cutting of the splendid multi-level wedding cake, when the happy new couple gets to playfully shove and smear cake and white frosting into each other’s smiling faces. Everyone knows that as a child, the only good part about going to the dentist is getting the candy bar at the end of the visit. Why do some people get sick after eating too much suger? Some people do not even know that the abuse of sugar can lead to negative effects on your body. There is something strangely enjoyable and resplendent about the consumption of sugar. Why is it that sugar is so deliciously enjoyable and at the same time a food product that has many negative affects on people’s health?
We are all familiar with sugar. It is sweet, delicious, and addictive; yet only a few of us know that it is deadly. When it comes to sugar, it seems like most people are in the mind frame knowing that it could be bad for our health, but only a few are really taking the moderate amounts. In fact, as a whole population, each and everyone of us are still eating about 500 extra calories per day from sugar. Yes, that seems like an exaggerated number judging from the tiny sweet crystals we sprinkle on our coffee, but it is not. Sugar is not only present in the form of sweets and flavourings, it is hidden in all the processed foods we eat. We have heard about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt, but we know very little about the harmful effects of consuming too much sugar. There still isn’t any warnings about sugar on our food labels, nor has there been any broadcasts on the serious damages it could do to our health. It has come to my concern during my research that few
Sugar: and its effect on health Sugar is a highly addicting substance, it can turn a completely healthy meal unhealthy. Too much sugar can cause obesity, diabetes and other health problems. Sugar is in many of the things that we eat, learning about how sugar can affect our life is the first way we can use it to change our lives. It has effected not only adults but children health too. With the different types of sugar, how does the amount of sugar effect human’s health?
First, note that glucose is a simple carbohydrate, specifically a monosaccharide elemental normally found in sucrose (sugar) you consume. When we consume sugar, it stays in the bloodstream and goes through a process by which it is transferred to the liver for energy and the excess is stored as fat. The sources where we can find sugar are very diverse, is not the same as eating sugar cane to eat an apple (which also has sugar as fructose and glucose).