Q: One of the truly shocking statistics in the book is that Americans now consume 40 teaspoons of sugar per day. What will be the consequences if this sugar binge continues? A: Were already seeing terrible consequences in high obesity. Sugar has been linked to diabetes. Type 2 diabetes has gone way up, and there are all sorts of other health problems that have been linked to sugar: metabolic issues, cardiovascular issues. Its a public health problem that no one really knows how to solve. Soft drink companies are responsible for a lot of that extra sugar. And people are starting to recognize that this is a problem and looking for other things to drink. As a result, soft drinks have suffered losses in their sales. But sugar has addictive properties. It hits the pleasure centers of the brain, rather like cocaine. Its not exactly the same thing. But as you eat or drink a lot of sugar, the body becomes less sensitive to it, like addiction. So to get that sweet taste, you need to have more sugar. How you break that is very difficult.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:47:25 +0000
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