What’s on sale this week
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With halloween coming up what’s on sale everywhere is candy.
And when you think of candy, you think of…
sugar.
Americans are currently consuming sugar at a rate of 2-3 lbs a week.
In the last 20 years, the per person yearly consumption has gone from 26 lbs. to 135 lbs. (compared to 5 lbs. in 1890).
When I was a kid the only two results of consuming sugar I was told about were weight gain and tooth decay.
True and true, but sugar is associated with a whole lot more…
depressing the immune system
heart disease
cancer
stroke
diabetes
obesity
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
arthritis
food allergies
decresed insulin sensitivity
digestive problems
cholesterol - lower HDL and raise LDL
elevated systolic blood pressure
kidney damage
fatty liver
overstressed pancreas
cholitis
increased free radicals
headaches and migraines
hormonal imbalance
fluid retention
speeding up aging
in the next few posts will talk about sugar alternatives - the good and the bad, as well as some food label decoding.
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