Essay On Processed Sugar

In their 2012 article, "The Toxic Truth about Sugar," Lustig et al argue that sugar, like alcohol, ought to be regulated by governments due to the harm it can cause to individuals' health and the public good. Their argument, at first glance, appears to be highly logical and virtually unassailable: alcohol is regulated because it is bad for health and causes other problems for society, and so sugar which is the cause of much greater and more pervasive health problems and is also detrimental to the social and cultural fabric of the peoples of the world in a variety of ways involving the agricultural industry and global development should also be carefully regulated and controlled. The researchers cite actions taken in other countries along the same lines as a further justification of their call for more control when it comes to sugar content and consumption, and clearly spell out some of the concrete harms that increased sugar consumption has had and will have on the world's population, not just in developed/industrialized countries but in all countries adopting similar diets. This adds up to a very compelling picture of the threat that sugar specifically and "junk food" (calorie-dense and nutritionally-lacking consumables) generally constitutes to the world population.

This is a fact that is not only staggering, but also shocking that we’ve let this happen to the modern age what with all the technology that could perhaps help reduce this. Paragraph 3’s testimonial is in short order, the UN says that sugar is now in the same league of products as tobacco and alcohol, especially when consumed in large amount, can pose a serious health threat, however it is OK, but only if used in moderation.

One of the common disease in America caused by the excessive consumption of sugar is obesity. In America, the obesity rates had increased in the last decades and affects different on each person. The effects of sugar on people depends on the race, gender, and age of Americans. According to an

A plethora of people have different opinions on if sugar is good or bad for you. In the article “Is sugar bad? Why I say NO!”, the speaker exclaims, “I think sugar is essential to health”. Each and every person has different experiences and opinions. A number of people might not care about their health or do not watch what they eat so this article does not apply to them. Konie, the speaker cut out all sugar and did not feel well at all. That indicates that sugar effects everyone differently.

Today, despite technological and scientific discoveries of the past century, we live in a country filled with mysterious sicknesses. While America continues to prosper in other ways, our health continues to decline. What has helped to cause this terrible battle? Sugar. Even though it may pack a great taste, sugar has captured and addicted us to it. Our addiction to sugar has negative consequences such as severe chronic disease and obesity. Americans need to reduce sugar consumption to prevent, cure, or limit problems of chronic disease, addiction, and obesity.

Pollan and Hastings et al gave their idea on sugar and diabetes while Bittman did concern a little. Just take a glance at some statics now. 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—have diabetes. 1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older in 2010. (Cited from http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/diabetes-statistics/) Seriously, syrup is the culprit and we can see it everywhere from drinks, snacks, food, and oil. Hastings et al call syrup empty calories because syrup can’t give people any benefit; otherwise people still need to do a lot exercise to burn those calories. In the “Deadly Noodles”, Hastings et al said in both developed and developing countries, people are doing less and less activities, so diabetes always trouble people there. Compared with Hastings et al, Michael Pollan is a real detective at this issue, who see the truth for why there is growing more diabetes. He said generally, it’s us, not something else, are doing contributing to the diseases. Government over subsidizes on crops especially on crop syrup, then syrup becomes cheaper and is used more comprehensively in producing what people eat every day, and finally, as people consume more, they get bigger possibility to get diabetes. That’s the problem, and Pollan said that one in three Americans born in the year

Gary Taubes argues that sugar is a killer. The major flaw of his argument is that he doesn’t have any concrete evidence that shows that sugar is indeed the killer. However, a lot of the evidence hints that sugar may be the cause of many of the catastrophic health problems. He has built a case that leads back to the 1600’s about different studies and how they have might of hinted to the dangers of sugar. He shows how places like Southeast Asia who once lived off a lot of reined grains had a low level of obesity and health problems, but once they adopted a Western diet those rates increased. Sugar may not be the only possibility this happened, but it has a lot of potential to be. Another key point to this whole argument is how a lot of studies

In the article from USA Today, “Eating Too Much Added Sugars May Be Killing You,” Nanci Hellmich claims added sugars in soda, candy, and many more sweets may be killing you. Hellmich says that added sugar can lead to an increased risk of death caused by heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. She supports her claim by referring to a survey recorded by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey done on 31,000 people, then reflecting on the dietary habits of citizens based on interviews, and finally providing the evidence that most adults consume 10% of their daily calories from added sugar which is very unhealthy and hazardous for people’s health. Hellmich writes it in an informative tone for the public

Sugar is, and has always been, unavoidable; conversely, sugar has not always been toxic. Naturally abundant and technically enhanced, this substance has followed in the footsteps of tobacco and alcohol, becoming just as unhealthy and ultimately lethal. And, without the implementation of government

Richards explains how sugar is bad for you by explaining all the bad side effects it has “it’s long been implicated in a host of health ills such as obesity, diabetes, and an increased risk of cancer” and she uses scientific facts and studies to back it up. Throughout her article she makes a lot of claims about the bad effects sugar has on your body and health in general but she always has evidence to back it up. She also explains how even artificial sweeteners are bad for you perhaps even worse than the real thing she states” researchers at Purdue university recently reviewed a dozen studies on the health impacts of diet soda and linked it to obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease “.Finally she talks about how there is sugar hidden in everyday things that we wouldn’t even think there was sugar in she states” you

It has been said many times before, “sugar is bad” and also “sugar substitutes are bad” but what are the real underlying factors that support these claims? Going to the grocery store and always seeing a product that is advertised as “low sugar” or “sugar free” due to the supplementation of various sugar substitutes, one may be curious to discover whether or not sugar-free options are a healthier alternative to their sugar counterparts. Arguments for both sides of the issue are readily available via any popular diet magazine or public talk shows discussing health and diet trends. The media has consistently portrayed the use of sugar-substitutes as being beneficial for dieting and low-calorie lifestyles, and people are believing the unsupported claims by these companies, in turn purchasing the first products they see on the shelves labeled “sugar-free” without any knowledge of what they are putting into their body and how it affects them. The question then arises – what are the experts actually saying regarding this issue? Do artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, aspartame, etc, do more harm than good? While it would appear authorities have mixed feelings regarding this issue, artificial sweeteners, despite having low to zero calories, do more harm than good to your body. There are no proven benefits to sugar-substitutes and many studies have shown that

Although a diet high in saturated fats was blamed for many such problems, more recent studies demonstrate how sugar increases your risk of a heart attack. A study published in JAMA: Internal Medicine concludes that individuals who get more than 17-21 percent of their daily calories from sugar have a 38 percent higher risk of cardio vascular disease, than those whose sugar consumption doesn’t exceed 8 percent of daily calories. This is an important break through, in light of the fact that many low-fat diet products aim to reduce cardio vascular disease, but actually contain more sugar than “full fat” versions.

Sugar is sweet and addictive, and yet all we want to do is eat it all up, right? Well that’s the problem, where consuming so much sugar these days, that it's killing us. Sugar is everywhere; it’s in all the usual aspects, although you might not realize that it’s in a lot of other foods. For Example: Peanut Butter, Lunchmeat, Bread, Fish Sticks, and Salad dressing etc. It is proven that our daily intake is up to 95 grams, it may not seem like much at first, but it adds up to 77 pounds of added sugar every year. It’s a wonder why 1 in 3 adults, and 1 in 5 kids are obese. Its not just because sugar tastes good its also addictive, consuming it and even thinking about it. It causes a euphoric effect that triggers the production of Dopamine in your brain, under a transmitter that controls pleasure and is responsible for reward motivated behavior.

Sugar has had an enormous debate on whether it is good or bad for your health. Although sugar can be unhealthy, it has been researched that natural sugars are needed for a person’s diet and overall function for their body.

Advertisement and commercial industries portray table sugar, and other artificial sweeteners as fuel needed by the body. Though body and body cells need sugar as fuel source. The body mechanism is just like the case of engine, there are bad fuels which can destroy engine. Table sugar is just a bad fuel for the body. Several research studies have arraigned sugar first culprit for the epidemics of complicated health problems such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and cancer. Worst of it, several research now ranking sugar as addictive substance as drugs.