Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sugar: Just Say No!
12:18 PM | 
Posted by
Kaplan Center for Health and Wellness
Yes, I’ll admit – I have been called a fanatic, the food
police, etc. Whenever I am offered sweets, I look down my nose and make
comments like “sugar is bad for you”. I obsessively
read ingredient labels - scanning them for hidden sugars. It doesn’t matter if
the food is something I may purchase – or something simply sitting on a friend’s
kitchen counter. And so, you can imagine how and why my friends make fun of me –
but now – at last - I have been vindicated! Studies now back me up: New research
is showing a connection between sugar and many chronic diseases such as obesity,
type II diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. In addition MRI
studies have shown that sugar stimulates the reward/pleasure regions of the
brain (just like drugs do) – in other words: Sugar is addictive.
Here’s the big problem: It’s in everything! Sugar comes in
many forms (high fructose corn syrup, evaporated cane juice, etc) – and it is
added to most processed foods. The average American consumes 130 lbs of sugar each
year.
Please take a moment to watch this enlightening 60 Minutes
segment: Is Sugar Toxic?
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