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First, refined sugars not only fuel good cells, but are a feast for malicious, cancerous cells. Though it is commonly accepted that sugar is, indeed, bad for one’s health, many do not know the extent of harm that can be done. As one study states “Eating lots of sugar over time can cause you to gain weight, and robust scientific evidence shows that being overweight or obese increases the risk of 13 different types of cancer...This is an urgent problem: the world is slowly drifting into an obesity

Big Sugar is good at two things: lobbying and getting what it wants. So, it’s no surprise a recent report alleges the sugar industry blocked research from being published five decades ago. Today, we’re more aware of how sugar affects our health. Yet, that still doesn’t stop most Americans from eating twice as much sugar as they should. But half a century ago this wasn’t the case. Had the research been published in 1968, it would have led to further analysis and regulation of sugar by the FDA. Now

Sugar is one of the most consumed sources of food. Often, sugar is used as a source of energy for daily activities and as a sweetener in foods for a more palatable taste. Consumption of sugar has become routine in society for a long time. Though a useful source of energy, sugar can be bad for the human body for several reasons. Void of any nutrients, sugar doesn’t have any nutritional value for the body other than for energy. Foods high in sugar are merely empty calories that when over consumed can

If you're still not sure of your level of sugar addiction, take this simple true/false test as created by Dr. Nancy Appleton, author of Lick The Sugar Habit. If you answered false to more than four of these statements, chances are you are addicted to sugar the same way an alcoholic is addicted to alcohol. You crave sugar, have withdrawal symptoms when you don't get it, and probably feel better for a short time after you've eaten sugar. In eating sugar to feel better, Dr. Appleton states that a person

Sugar and Its Not So Sweet Truth A mother takes her 6-year-old son Charlie to the supermarket. They walk up and down the colorful aisles filled with enticing treats. Meanwhile, Charlie’s young, bright blue eyes are moving quickly as he examines the world of color that is the snack aisle. The food labels are brightly colored and are all too intriguing to pass up. Her son reaches for the fruit snacks. The mother sees them and looks at the box. She notices that these little treats are in the shape of

Avena, Nicole M., Pedro Rada, and Bartley G. Hoebel. “Evidence for Sugar Addiction: Behavioral and Neurochemical Effects of Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake.” Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews 32.1 (2008): 20–39. PMC. Web. 18 Jan. 2018. In this article I looked at sugar addiction and if it is possible to actually become addicted to sugar. This source talked mainly about the studies done with rats when they were exposed to sugar. They saw similarities between the reactions they were getting

In the article “Added Sugars Labeling Proposal” by Bruce Silverglade, I agree with the author that “The FDA should take Health Canada's lead and ditch its added sugars labeling proposal” (Silverglade, 2015). Moreover, I agree with Silverglade that the FDA should take Canada's approach towards labeling sugars because Canada's proposal for enhancing sugar labels sounds a lot easier for most people to read and comprehend. Furthermore, not only is Canada's label easier to understand, but it also gives

Investigating the effects of sugar and stevia on the motion of mutant C. elegans ABSTACT An experiment was conducted to see the effects of sugar and stevia on the motion of the mutant unc-54 C. elegans. After washing the N2 and unc-54 they were each transferred to a new environment in tubes of M9 buffer, 2% sugar buffer, and 2% stevia buffer (for a total of 6 different tubes). After settling, worms were transferred to plates and six locomotive assays were performed. The video were observed and the

are caused by an increased intake of sugar. In the documentary Sugar Coated, it mentions Japan and how over there, they are taking drastic measures to ensure that their nation does not have to be burdened by the diseases sugar can lead to. Before Japan was introduced to a high sugar diet, they were much healthier than Americans. Now, Japan has to combat many years of high sugar diets that is newly occurring and could potentially ruin their economy due to sugar intake. Although one may think they have

Sugar cane was first brought to Australia from South Africa with the first fleet in 1788. The sugarcane industry is of particular interest to Queenslanders as the bulk of Australia’s sugar is grown in Queensland. Today sugarcane is one of the most highly mechanised agricultural industries and is still a huge importance to the economy of North Queensland. Without the South Sea Islanders the sugarcane industries wouldn’t be as big as they are to this day. In 1861 the first white squatters moved North