the number one food dr. oz wants out of our house...sugar (watched this program tuesday night). the average person has four times the amount of sugar he/she needs.
why is it so bad?
- people who consume higher quantities of sugar have a lower good cholesterol and higher triglyceride, LBS...basically the the bad cholesterol which causes increased cardiovascular disease risk. sugar converts to triglyceride which is stored as omentum fat...the way bad kind of fat.
- sugar causes liver disease...sugar gets in to the liver and spikes the insulin which causes cirrhosis of the liver (behaves similar to alcohol)
- insulin spikes so high the cells become insulin resistant. the blood instead of the cells will then have process the sugar as the cells are insulin resistant. and when that happns the cells can no longer use the sugar to give us energy. this process can lead to the hardening of the artery. end results increased weight gain, body fat and diabetes.
those are just a few things highlighted but i think you get the picture.
sugar can be so yummy...m&m's, cupcakes, ice cream....but for now, i am giving it a time out!
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