Today it is believed that sugar is an extremely harmful food additive, and food that contains a sufficient amount of this product can cause a number of serious diseases. How, then, can you learn to live without this sweetness harmful to the body? Or is it worth abandoning it altogether?
Three reasons why sugar is harmful
Being, in fact, an easily digestible carbohydrate, sugar has no nutritional value for the body, except for a considerable number of calories. Indeed, almost 410 calories are consumed per 100 grams of this product. In addition, granulated sugar should not be consumed for three reasons:
A huge amount of calcium is spent on sugar processing in the body, which means that the development of caries is inevitable. In addition, during the digestion of this product, acid appears in the mouth, which has a devastating effect on tooth enamel.
In the process of processing sugar, all useful salts are washed out of it, which means that its significant use can lead to an imbalance in the nutritional balance.
In the process of assimilation, this product "draws" a lot of B vitamins from the body, which, in turn, leads to the loss of a number of trace elements and a general metabolic disorder.
Sugar is the most popular food supplement in the human diet. According to WHO, the rate of consumption of the product per day is 50-60 g (approximately two tablespoons) or 5-10% of the daily calorie intake.
All diseases are from sugar
A huge consumption of sugar can cause a number of diseases of the gastrointestinal, immune, psychoemotional and cardiovascular nature. This harmful product accelerates the aging process of the skin and reduces the level of chromium, which leads to rapid fatigue, stress and diseases of the reproductive system in men.
Some scientists are trying to prove that the use of this sweet substance in the diet of children can lead to the transformation of some processes of behavior and perception, and its complete exclusion - to increase the child's academic performance in the educational process for the better.
To avoid an excess of sugar in the body, you should carefully consider your menu and exclude fast food from it, as well as replace artificial delicacies with fruit or honey.
A little sugar won't hurt
Yet man cannot do without this so-called "sweet death." Firstly, sugar is one of the main ingredients in the recipes of many dishes - and nothing can replace it. Secondly, the human body cannot do without glucose for a long time, because it affects the blood circulation in the spinal cord and brain. Thirdly, this product in a small amount helps to cope with thrombosis and arthritis, and is also very effective in the treatment of various diseases of the liver and spleen.
And, finally, the use of such a harmful additive can be significantly reduced if you remove from the diet some foods that contain a large amount of sugar, or replace them with natural additives.
Refined sugar substitutes include plant-based products - fructose, sorbitol and xylitol, which contain few calories and do not harm the body.
The most famous substitute for a sweet substance today is brown (or cane) sugar, which contains a lot of useful trace elements, vitamins and plant fibers. That is why it is better absorbed in the body and helps to cope with excess weight.
