Is Sugar Making Us Sick?

Who doesn't like sugar? I don't think many people would say they don't like it! I grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, and it was traditional to eat a sweet desert with every dinner. When we visit friends or family, the first thing they do is to serve you a sweet, sugary desert. I never thought that sugar was bad for you, because it's sweet and delicious! In Turkey we have a religious celebration called "Ramadan". It's actually an Islamic fast that lasts for a whole month, from sunrise to sunset every day. At the end of the months fasting there is a three-day celebration called "festival of sweets." Yes, it's a sweet holiday - I know, for most people probably their dream holiday! Everyone cooks all types of heavy desserts, and everyone eats a lot. It's normal to gain at least five pounds in these three days. But now we keep hearing that too much added sugar is creating other health problems too, much more serious than just weight gain. So why has sugar now become the bad guy? One big difference is that we used not to eat packaged, processed food. Everything was fresh and with just one single ingredient. And people were much more active in daily life - today's lifestyle has changed our eating and exercise habits, so we need to give much more attention to our health and what we eat. Do you really know how much sugar is too much? Are you aware how much you should be taking every day? And does sugar really make us sick? First, let's take a look at what sugar really is. Sugars ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news