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Sugar comes in two forms – monosaccharides and disaccharides. The disaccharides include the sucrose that is found in honey, corn syrup, and cane sugar, as well as the lactose in milk and maltose in malt. The monosaccharides are the types of sugars that are found in vegetables and fruits, called fructose.
Sugar comes in two forms – monosaccharides and disaccharides. The disaccharides include the sucrose that is found in honey, corn syrup, and cane sugar, as well as the lactose in milk and maltose in malt. The monosaccharides are the types of sugars that are found in vegetables and fruits, called fructose.
So, how exactly does sugar affect the immune system? Well, it turns out that vitamin C and glucose both have similar chemical structures. So, they end up fighting each other to enter the cells that need the vitamin C. If there is more glucose, then that’s what enters the cell and you end up being deficient in vitamin C. Over time, your immune system becomes suppressed and disease sets in. Since sugar does not contain any vitamins or minerals, it leeches nutrients from your body’s stockpile in order for it to be metabolized. When this happens, it depletes your reserves and further diminishes your immune system’s strength. The American Dietetic Association and the American Diabetic Association both agree that sugar consumption is “one of the three major causes of degenerative disease.”
As I have pointed out before, the obesity statistics in America are horrific. And, it’s not just adults who are being affected. It’s children and babies. Babies! The very individuals who should be coming into this world with a clean slate and the potential to do, and be, anything they want are coming out of the womb overweight and addicted to sugar. And, as they get older, their weight issues continue. We, as a society are setting our future generations up for failure from the moment of conception. When I see a pregnant woman in the grocery store, I can’t help but check out her shopping cart. Nine times out of ten, her cart is full of processed, pre-packaged food, soda, microwave dinners, candy, etc. This is the nourishment that many babies are receiving in vitro. It breaks my heart at how such a progressive nation can be so lacking in nutrition education.
The reason that sugar contributes to obesity is because of the cycle it creates. Not only does sugar increase fat storage, it also makes the brain think it’s hungry. So, you end up eating sugary, fatty food that gets stored as fat, and then your brain thinks it’s hungry again, which leads you to eat more sugary, fatty food and the cycle begins all over again.
