We all like the sweet life. Chocolate, sweets and cookies are firmly in our diet from an early age. Later we convince ourselves that eating sweet is not so much that a piece of chocolate helps to get rid of depression , and that glucose is very necessary for our brain. However, the harm to human sugar from such excuses does not decrease.
What is harmful to sugar?
Most nutritionists tend to think that the harm of sugar is simply huge, that sugar is absolutely not needed for our body, since it does not do any good. The sugar molecule consists of intertwined glucose and fructose molecules. However, this is not the same fructose that is found in plant foods. To get energy, sugar must be split into the body to small parts.
The harm of white sugar is due to the fact that people consume it in huge quantities. Statistics say that we eat about a kilogram of sugar a week as part of tea, biscuits, sweets. In the end, we get such results of the influence of sugar:
- increase body fat;
- the strength of immunity decreases 17 times;
- a deficiency of calcium is formed;
- palpitation increases after a portion of sugar, arterial pressure rises;
- increases the activity of a person;
- the blood glucose level rises;
- the activity of the heart muscle worsens;
- for the assimilation of white sugar, the body spends vitamin B vitamins;
- sugar dependence may occur;
- metabolic processes are disrupted;
- deterioration of the skin, accelerated aging.
Harm of refined sugar
The harm of refined sugar lies in the way it is produced. In order for sugar to have an excellent marketable appearance and to be stored for a long time, it is thoroughly cleaned of all substances, leaving pure carbohydrates. As a result, white refined sugar becomes a source of problems for the body and does not carry any benefit.
Those who realized what harm from sugar, one must either completely abandon the sugar or find a substitute for it. It's very difficult to give up sweet, so it's best to find
- honey;
- grass of stevia;
- palm sugar, the harm of which is not revealed. Moreover, it is said that it has only useful properties;
- grape sugar.
And you can also enjoy sweet fruits, carob, dried fruits , natural marshmallow and marmalade.
Refuse from sugar is very difficult, because it is present in many products. But we must try to reduce its quantity and always have something delicious at hand that can replace it.