Healthy Thought

Sugar: Addictive and Toxic

     If you haven't figured this out yet, the processed food industry does not have your long-term health in its best interest.  This is an ad from probably more than fifty years ago, which encourages all parents to start their children as soon as possible on "a strict regimen of sodas and other sugary carbonated beverages right now, for a lifetime of guaranteed happiness."  And they claimed that "laboratory tests" were done proving the "benefits."  Well, happiness may be a short-term effect, but in the long run, sugar has been linked to heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes, and many other chronic diseases.
    And as it turns out, sugar is one of the most addictive substances known to man; apparently more addictive than cocaine.  Our brains require a minimal amount of sugar to function, so we have an innate desire to seek it out and consume it.   Unfortunately, the food industry has used this to their advantage to sell their colas, sweets, cereals, sauces, and countless other processed foods.  Sugar also promotes inflammation, increases the acidity of your body, and keeps you from functioning properly.  And as many studies are showing, the sugar substitutes are also bad for you.  Nature already provides us with abundant forms of sugar in fruit, vegetables, nuts, and grains, so eliminate all forms of sugar from your diet and you will feel the difference.

For more information:
http://www.activistpost.com/2013/01/sugar-and-saccharin-more-addictive-than.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/037737_sugar_consumption_public_health_gm_beets.html
http://www.livescience.com/18244-sugar-toxic-regulations.html