Sugary Diet Vs Western Diet

Michael Pollan says in his argument that the western diet is chiefly to blame for a majority of health deceases, he says “the scientist who blame our health problems on defiances of these micronutrients are not the same scientist who see sugar-soaked diet leading to metabolic syndrome and from there to diabetes, heart deceases, and cancer” (421) Due to all this negative impact to our health Pollan says that the food industry needs new theories to better redesign processed food and the medical community to make new drugs to beget deceases.

The past fifty years has seen a spike in the consumption of sugar, that number totaling a tripling increase. However, sugar is not the only risk factor here, alcohol and tobacco can also be attributed with the spike, albeit not as prevalent as sugar. The biggest question that Lustig et al. poses to its’ readers is this: “What aspects of the Western diet should be the focus of intervention”? (par. 3) The current USDA has been deemed “boogeymen” of diets, as well as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Lustig et al. all believe that our attention should be turned towards “added sugar”, which is a sweetener that has fructose in it. Perhaps the biggest controversy from the past fifty years has been none other than a severe culprit that experts know as high fructose corn syrup or HFCS.

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

Sugary beverages suggest a poor dietary quality; they are loaded with added sugars and attribute to the body’s energy density. “A 20-year study on 120,000 men and women found that people who increased their sugary drink consumption by one 12-ounce serving per day gained more weight over time—about 4 pounds per year” (19). Through increasing the daily intake in trivial increments, the body substantially results in an increased BMI (body mass index) and an increased body fat percentage score. Another study conducted at Harvard found that a 60 percent increase occurs in children for each 12-ounce they additionally drink daily. (________) The growing correlation between obesity and sugar has led to further studies, and statistical data. Researchers have revealed that in total, “half the people in the U.S. consume sugary drinks; 1 in 4 get at least 200 calories from such drinks; and 5% get at least 567 calories.” It was additionally found that one-fourth of Americans are consuming more than 135 grams of sugar per day from soda and other sweetened beverages, which compares to people of the past who only had 10 grams of fructose a day (_____). Such a high daily intake of sugar and calories illustrates the risk that arises when people consume too much sugar; that is, sugary drinks result in weight issues and medical consequences.

Down the road, added sugar has increased health complications tenfold. According to Quanhe Yang, from the Center of Disease and Control, “ 'death resulting from cardiovascular disease increases exponentially from added sugar consumption.' ”(Hellmich) Atherosclerosis, the most common cause of cardiovascular disease, is caused by correctable problems such as

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Tobacco, alcohol and poor diet are the main risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory disease that kills approximately 35 million per year. Out of the three risk factors, an inadequate diet was found to the culprit of more diseases than smoking and liquor consumption combined. In Aseem Malhorta’s (2014) article “Sugar is now enemy number one in the western diet”, he claims that added sugar should be regulated as it is a health hazard that has caused the increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity. Malhorta only focuses on sugar being the main causative agent in causing negative health outcomes, he fails to address the fact that there are many other confounding factors associated with each disease

Drinking those sugary sodas and other beverages can actually increase your risk of contracting cancer, so you should get rid of them. Foods containing large amounts of calories and carbohydrates will increase your weight, boosting the ability of your cancer to grow further and spread.

r “The Toxic Truth about Sugar” After reading the article “The Toxic Truth about Sugar” my thinking and reactions are identical to the description of the results in the article. Keeping the overall view of sugar and its danger to human health and mankind, I consider the authors are completely realistic and fair about ways of controlling and limiting the amount of sugar which processed-food industry adds to its products.

Running head: RESEARCH: ELIMINATING ADDED SUGARS 1Research Paper: Eliminating Added Sugars, Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease Brian Rouche (Course Number)February (Date Due), 2016(Instructor Name) RESEARCH: ELIMINATING ADDED SUGARS 2Research: Added Sugars, Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease The ideology behind the intake of added sugars to one’s diet can cause

Sugar Elimination & Whole Body Support Purpose of Program Everyday the body is exposed to countless toxins. Whether from environmental or our own metabolic processes, when these toxins accumulate the body becomes overwhelmed and incapable of functioning up to par. For many Americans, a problematic toxin common in the diet is sugar. The average American consumes up to 32 teaspoons of sugar per day, much of this sugar is found in many processed foods and beverages (Lipski, p. 234). Many consume over three times the amount of sugar the body needs for necessary cell function, When this excess sugar metabolizes into body fat it overloads and damages the liver. Which puts the individual on the path for developing chronic disease such as hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, inflammation, high triglycerides and insulin resistance, diabetes, as well as causes damage to lipids, proteins and DNA thus contributing to the aging process (Brandis, Lustig, & Schmidt, 2012).

Introduction When you pop open a can of Soda, or a bottle of Lemonade, or even a sports drink do you ever think of the amount of sugar you are drinking? The recommended added sugar intake per day for men is 38 grams and for women 25 grams. Sugar is

effects on our health and well-being and we are learning that diseases such as cancer are caused in part by our dietary choices. In the 1950's scientists discovered relationship between diet and coronary heart disease, the nations number one killer. In the last 15 year a link between cancer and diet has been discovered by scientists. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), an organization of the nation's foremost scientists found evidence so persuasive that in their landmark report Diet, Nutrition and Cancer of 1982 they insisted Americans to begin changing their diets to reduce their risk of Drink alcoholic beverages only in moderation, if at all.* Most cancers start when the body is exposed to a carcinogen, a cancer- causing substance that is found everywhere in our environment for example in sunlight. When the body is exposed to this substance it can usually destroy the carcinogen without malignant effects. If any of the substance eludes the body's defense system it can alter a cell's genes to make it become a cancerous cell.

The Link Between Diet and Cancer Every year, 1.2 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die from the disease. According to the National Cancer Institute, over 30% of these deaths can be attributed to diet. This means that the average person can greatly lower his risk of getting cancer simply by changing his diet. There is, of course, no guarantee against cancer, but the lifestyle choices that we make now can have a huge impact on our lives in the future. (http://www.aicr.org/expert1.htm)

Refined sugar Feed Cancer The research performed by Lorenzo Cohen and his team at the University of Texas, pointed out that sugar fuel cancer growth and refined sugar as the major culprit of cancer. The