Just in case you were wondering about the harm sugar can cause:
Sugar can suppress the immune system.
Sugar upsets the minerals in the body.
Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
Sugar produces a significant rise in triglycerides, a leading cause of heart disease.
Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection.
Sugar can cause kidney damage.
Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins.
Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
Sugar leads to cancer of the breast, ovaries, intestines, prostate and rectum.
Sugar consumption is the top cause of type II diabetes, as it increases levels of glucose and insulin.
Sugar causes copper deficiency.
Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin
Sugar weakens eyesight.
Sugar can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
Sugar can raise adrenalin levels in children.
Sugar malabsorption is frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.
Sugar consumption can cause aging.
Sugar consumption can lead to alcoholism.
Sugar consumption is the top cause of tooth decay.
Sugar use contributes to obesity.
High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's Disease, and ulcerative colitis.
Sugar can cause changes associated with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
Sugar can cause arthritis.
Sugar can cause asthma.
Sugar can cause candida albicans (yeast infections).
Sugar can cause gallstones to form.
Sugar can cause heart disease.
Sugar can cause appendicitis.
Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis.
Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
Sugar can cause varicose veins.
Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
Sugar can decrease growth hormone.
Sugar can increase cholesterol.
Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure.
Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
Sugar can cause migraine headaches.
Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.
Sugar causes food allergies.
Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.
Sugar can change the structure of protein.
Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
Sugar can cause cataracts.
Sugar can cause emphysema.
Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
Sugar can promote an elevation of low density proteins (LDL).
Sugar can increase free radicals in the blood stream.
Sugar can cause overeating.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Sugar, Sugar Everywhere - Hidden Names for Sugar
If you are avoiding products that bear the name "sugar" on food labels, you may be surprised to learn that sugar is hiding under many terms you may not recognize.
Please take a moment to learn the clever names manufacturers have used to describe sugar that is present in their products (you might want to sit down, it's quite the list!):
1. Agave Nectar*
2. Alcohol
3. Barbados Sugar
4. Barley malt
5. Beet sugar
6. Blackstrap molasses
7. Brown sugar
8. Brown Rice syrup
9. Buttered syrup
10. Cane crystals
11. Cane juice crystals
12. Cane sugar
13. Caramel
14. Carob syrup
15. Castor sugar
16. Concentrated juice
17. Confectioner's sugar
18. Corn syrup
19. Corn sweetener
20. Corn syrup solids
21. Crystalline fructose
22. Date sugar
23. Demerara sugar
24. Dextrin
25. Dextran
26. Dextrose
27. Diastatic malt
28. Diatase
29. D-mannose
30. Evaporated cane juice
31. Ethyl maltol
32. Florida Chrystals
33. Free Flowing
34. Fructose
35. Fruit juice
36. Fruit juice concentrate
37. Galactose
38. Glucose
39. Glucose solids
40. Golden sugar
Hold on - we're only halfway through!!!
41. Golden syrup
42. Granulated sugar
43. Grape sugar
44. Grape juice concentrate
45. HFCS
46. High-fructose corn syrup
47. Honey
48. Icing sugar
49. Invert sugar
50. Jaggery
51. Lactose
52. Levulose
53. Malt
54. Malt syrup
55. Maltodextrin
56. Maltose
57. Mannitol
58. |Maple syrup
59. Molasses
60. Muscovado sugar
61. Nectars
62. Organic raw sugar
63. Panocha
64. Powdered sugar
65. Raw sugar
66. Refiner's syrup
67. Ribose
68. Rice syrup
69. Saccharide
70. Sorbitol
71. Sorghum syrup
72. Succanant
73. Sucrose
74. Sugar
75. Sweetener
76. Syrup
77. Table sugar
78. Treacle
79. Turbinado sugar
80. Wine
81. Yellow sugar
* A word about Agave Nectar: according to Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, agave nectar does not offer more antioxidant or minerals. Its main advantage is that it is 40% sweeter than sugar, so you should be able to use less, reducing calorie intake. It may be a good option for people with diabetes because it has a lower glycemic load than the other sweeteners, meaning it will cause less-dramatic spikes in blood sugar, but, like any sweetener, if used in large amounts it is not healthy.
Please be aware of any product that ends in "ose" (sucrose, lactose, maltose) - these are sugars, plain and simple.
Please also be aware of processed starches that behave like sugar in your body.
Finally, please do not replace sugar with artificial sweeteners - their detrimental effects on the body are well documented.
Feel free to view the following article published by More magazine:
http://www.more.ca/body-and-mind/food/hidden-sugar-the-facts/a/28708
Please take a moment to learn the clever names manufacturers have used to describe sugar that is present in their products (you might want to sit down, it's quite the list!):
1. Agave Nectar*
2. Alcohol
3. Barbados Sugar
4. Barley malt
5. Beet sugar
6. Blackstrap molasses
7. Brown sugar
8. Brown Rice syrup
9. Buttered syrup
10. Cane crystals
11. Cane juice crystals
12. Cane sugar
13. Caramel
14. Carob syrup
15. Castor sugar
16. Concentrated juice
17. Confectioner's sugar
18. Corn syrup
19. Corn sweetener
20. Corn syrup solids
21. Crystalline fructose
22. Date sugar
23. Demerara sugar
24. Dextrin
25. Dextran
26. Dextrose
27. Diastatic malt
28. Diatase
29. D-mannose
30. Evaporated cane juice
31. Ethyl maltol
32. Florida Chrystals
33. Free Flowing
34. Fructose
35. Fruit juice
36. Fruit juice concentrate
37. Galactose
38. Glucose
39. Glucose solids
40. Golden sugar
Hold on - we're only halfway through!!!
41. Golden syrup
42. Granulated sugar
43. Grape sugar
44. Grape juice concentrate
45. HFCS
46. High-fructose corn syrup
47. Honey
48. Icing sugar
49. Invert sugar
50. Jaggery
51. Lactose
52. Levulose
53. Malt
54. Malt syrup
55. Maltodextrin
56. Maltose
57. Mannitol
58. |Maple syrup
59. Molasses
60. Muscovado sugar
61. Nectars
62. Organic raw sugar
63. Panocha
64. Powdered sugar
65. Raw sugar
66. Refiner's syrup
67. Ribose
68. Rice syrup
69. Saccharide
70. Sorbitol
71. Sorghum syrup
72. Succanant
73. Sucrose
74. Sugar
75. Sweetener
76. Syrup
77. Table sugar
78. Treacle
79. Turbinado sugar
80. Wine
81. Yellow sugar
* A word about Agave Nectar: according to Dr. Andrew Weil, MD, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, agave nectar does not offer more antioxidant or minerals. Its main advantage is that it is 40% sweeter than sugar, so you should be able to use less, reducing calorie intake. It may be a good option for people with diabetes because it has a lower glycemic load than the other sweeteners, meaning it will cause less-dramatic spikes in blood sugar, but, like any sweetener, if used in large amounts it is not healthy.
Please be aware of any product that ends in "ose" (sucrose, lactose, maltose) - these are sugars, plain and simple.
Please also be aware of processed starches that behave like sugar in your body.
Finally, please do not replace sugar with artificial sweeteners - their detrimental effects on the body are well documented.
Feel free to view the following article published by More magazine:
http://www.more.ca/body-and-mind/food/hidden-sugar-the-facts/a/28708
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