Is sugar a sweet old friend that is secretly plotting your demise?

“This Addictive Commonly Used Food Feeds Cancer Cells, Triggers Weight Gain, and Promotes Premature Aging”Dr. Mercola

    One of the primary sources of calories for Americans is sugar—specifically high fructose corn syrup in soda and processed foods. Because of advances in food processing technology in the 1970s, fructose derived from corn has become very cheap and is widely used in the majority of processed foods for increased sales.

    Sugar takes a devastating toll on your health. In fact, excessive sugar consumption may be the largest factor underlying obesity and chronic disease in America

    Your body metabolizes fructose much differently than glucose; the entire burden of metabolizing fructose falls on your liver, where excess fructose is quickly converted into fat, which explains the weight gain and abdominal obesity experienced by so many Westerners

    Fructose is the primary cause of non-alcoholic fatty liver and elevates uric acid, which raises your blood pressure, stresses your kidneys, and leads to the chronic, low-level inflammation that is at the core of most chronic diseases; metabolically speaking, fructose is alcohol “without the buzz”

    It would be wise for most people to limit your daily fructose consumption to less than 25 grams per day; a table showing the fructose content of many foods is provided, especially if you show signs of insulin resistance such as being overweight, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes

25 Reasons to Avoid Sugar

Sure sugar tastes good, when you are used to eating the Standard American Diet, high in processed foods. But once you start eating the sour-tasting fermented foods on the Body Ecology program, you lose your cravings for sugar...and you are on your way to natural energy and greater health!

Here some of the dangers of consuming sugar:

    Feeds candida

    Promotes wrinkling and aging skin2

    Makes your blood acidic3

    Can lead to osteoporosis.4

    Rots your teeth5

    Raises your blood sugar level6

    Contributes to obesity7

    Is addictive (almost as much as drugs) 8

    Can create the urge to binge9

    Provides 'empty calories' with no nutritional value10

    Contributes to diabetes11

    Robs your body of minerals.12

    Robs you of energy13

    Contributes to heart problems14

    Can cause cancer15

    Contributes to ulcers16

    Can cause gallstones17

    Contributes to adrenal fatigue

    Can suppress your immune system18

    Raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin19

    Weakens eyesight

    Sugar can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).

    Can cause aging

    Can contribute to eczema

    Can cause arthritis

    For 40 years, the priority of the sugar industry has been to cast doubt on studies suggesting sugar can make you ill and obese. Meanwhile, according to some estimates the US health system spends about $150 billion a year on sugar-related diseases

    To protect business, the industry has bought scientists and hired powerful lobbyists to ensure sugar would not be subject to legislative restriction

    Since 1970, obesity rates in the United States have more than doubled and diabetes has tripled. In order to make any appreciable dent in the current trend, severe sugar and fructose restriction is an absolute must.
Resource: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/04/20/sugar-dangers.aspx
Group Material  for healthy Living  Group @ The Circle presented By L.P.SterlingBHP for awareness to sugar intake and its effects of health.