Sugar is more addictive then cocaine!!!
So I got my "comp prep diet"... and WOW!!! I am in for a challenge!.. I have to eliminate all sugar and diary.... my two favoutie things :(
I was having a good chat with my coach about Sugar and he has scared the crap out of me!.. This got me doing some research on sugars and boy oh boy I am shocked!!!
We’ve known for years that sugar isn’t good for us. It promotes tooth decay, provides quick highs and lows and offers nothing but empty calories that pack on the kilos. However, it appears that it is even worse then we previously thought. Researchers recently determined that refined sugar is actually more addictive the cocaine. Sugar taken every day produces a continuously over acid condition in your body. More and more minerals are required from deep in the body in the attempt to rectify the imbalance. In order to protect the blood, so much calcium is taken from the bones and teeth that they start to weaken. Excess sugar eventually affects every organ in the body. Initially, it is stored in the liver in the form of glucose (glycogen). Since the liver’s capacity is limited, a daily intake of refined sugar (above the required amount of natural sugar) soon makes the liver expand like a balloon. When the liver is filled to its maximum capacity, the excess glycogen is returned to the blood in the form of fatty acids. These are taken to every part of the body and stored in the most inactive areas – the belly, the buttocks, the breasts and the thighs.
Watch these two stories from the American and Australian 60 minute shows! I’m sure you will be as shocked as I am to learn just how bad sugar really is.
Learn the lingo on labels. Although it’s no surprise that baked goods, dairy products like flavored milk and yogurt, salad dressings, sauces, and condiments have added sugar, some sources like whole wheat bread, peanut butter, and crackers may seem less obvious. Look for the following terms on ingredients lists—they all spell sugar: high fructose corn syrup, white sugar, brown sugar, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, raw sugar, malt syrup, maple syrup, pancake syrup, fructose sweetener, liquid fructose, honey, molasses, anhydrous dextrose and crystal dextrose.
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