Everyone agrees that it is important to limit the amount of sugar you eat. Sugar can cause a number of health problems, like diabetes, high blood pressure, not to mention excess pounds and fat.
So, do you know how much sugar is in your food? Take a look at any food label and you might see:
Corn syrup, Demarra sugar, Dextrose, Free Flowing Brown Sugar, Fructose, Galactose, Glucose, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Honey, Invert Sugar, Jaggery, Lactose, Malt, Maltodextrin, Maltose, Maple Syrup, Molasses, Muscavado, Sugar, Panela, Panocha, Piloncillo, Powdered Sugar, Rice Syrup, Sucrose, Treacle, Turbinado sugar.
All of these are sugar in some form, and all can put pounds on your body.
So what about the artificial sweeteners: Sucralose, Aspartame, Acesulfame K, Saccharin, Neotame?
These can be as detrimental as sugar and in some cases, maybe more so.
Some, like Aspartame, are excitotoxins (according to Dr. Russell Blaylock), which cause repeated firing of nerve cells, until they die from exhaustion. Others simply perpetuate the psychological craving for sweets
The good news is that there is one sweetener that can be used without harmful side effects or putting on pounds: Stevia. The leaves of the Stevia plant are naturally sweet, and becoming more readily available in the stores. A new one in supermarkets is called Truvia, and it tastes great.
So, cut down on the sugar, and you can cut down on the waistline.
Nameste!
Tom
