Thursday, December 4, 2014

Workout and weight loss on wheels- sweet but evil

Sugar does nothing sweet to your body. This food contains many calories but has no nutrients. Tooth decay is far from the only evil. Once digested, it is broken down into glucose and fructose, these useless substances sit in the liver. Too much makes the blood toxic but sugar also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, type II diabetes and more. Obesity is a very common consequence; here's why. Too much sugar inhibits the serotonin in the body and blocks the production of leptin. Both of these harmful effects tell the body “keep eating I’m not full yet." Since the brain can never get enough of it, it creates an addiction. Your brain directs your body to start storing glucose as belly fat. A third danger is pancreas has pumped out so much insulin that your cells have become resistant; all the glucose just floats in your bloodstream, causing pre-diabetes or, eventually, full-force diabetes. Artificial sweeteners or substitutes are an option. Acesulfame K, aspartame, saccharin and sucralose are options. Healthy substitutes are honey, raisins, applesauce, cinnamon, dates, grapefruit, bananas, apricots, orange juice, and molasses.

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