Excessive Sugar: Our Worst Enemy

Posted on March 1, 2010 
Filed Under High School Reunion Diet Blog

We all know that added sugars are “bad for you” but we may not be aware of how just a few extra, unnecessary teaspoons, can cause major health issues down the road. For example, a study in Boston proved that just one 8 ounce soft drink a day added to a child’s diet can increase his or her chance of obesity by 60%! Imagine all the children who are drinking two, three, even four times that!

Another study compared fructose and glucose sweetened beverages.

“Both groups gained a similar amount of weight. However, those drinking the fructose beverage had health problems that were not experienced by the other group- including:

- An increase in visceral fat; the kind that lodges between tissues in organs
- Less sensitivity to insulin; one of the first signs of diabetes
- Increased fat production in the liver
- Elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol
- Increased levels of triglycerides; can increase heart attack risk”

So next time you’re looking for a sweet snack, munch on some whole fruit (not just juice) or add some agave nectar to your dish. Either way you’re taking out a huge amount of added sugar and lowering your chance of obesity and diabetes.

Source - Natural News, article by Deanna Dean

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