Sugar: In Sickness And In Health, Until Death Do Us Part

Photo via Pixabay Being a health-conscious food lover, it's hard to believe what my eating habits were growing up. As a child, I used to drink a soda for breakfast every day, followed by three more before 7 PM. Yes, I know; you're judging me. And I'm not proud of what I ate. In fact, I'm pretty embarrassed to admit it, but the truth is, I didn't know any better. Nowadays, we all acknowledge that soda is laced with sugar, and we have seen its damages: tooth decay, weight gain, and hyperactivity in children, among other things. But you may be eating foods that are just as bad as soda. And even worse, you may be feeding it to your kids. Do you know what is in bread, cereal, peanut butter, processed meat, juices, and almost all kid friendly snacks? Sugar. And lots of it. Have you ever checked the labels or familiarized yourself with what a gram of sugar represents? I didn't. My parents didn't. We didn't check. We didn't even care. If a label said 23g of sugar per serving, it was meaningless. We were married to sugar, for better or for worse. If you actually pay attention to labels, you will see that almost everything has added sugar. Even foods that don't need sugar have added sugar. And in case you were wondering what the big deal is, sugar kills. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But it's proven that eating sugar in excess will lead to dangerous health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, skin disorders, mood disorders, and even cancer. It is not a coincidence that ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news