Sugar Land

Sugar: Is it Food or Poison? Refined sugar is ubiquitous in our culture. Simply visiting a local supermarket, one is convinced that the most common ingredient found in our food today is refined sugar. Omitting the obvious sources like candy and soda pop (which usually occupy 2-3 isles), sugar is hidden in almost all processed foods in the forms of evaporated cane juice, high fructose corn syrup, and molasses. But how unhealthy is sugar? Is it only its high caloric content that induces obesity…

Looking at the truthful studies, it’s sufficiently coherent that sugary drinks pose a threatening risk on the consumers health. “The scientific consensus today is that consuming too much sugar causes high blood pressure, abnormal cholesterol levels, heart disease, and obesity.” (Smith) Soda enterprises have tried to hide these consequences by blaming the entire weight of these health concerns like obesity and high blood pressure on fat filled…

Top Benefits By Using The Pure Maple Syrup Most of the people consume plenty of sugar, it is likely unhealthy. People want to avoid consuming plenty of refined sugar. Suggested people want to use unrefined natural sweetener like maple syrup. it provides a number of health benefits for everyone. Apart from that, it contains high amount of nutrients, phytochemicals and antioxidants than refined sugar. When you use approximate amount of maple syrup helps to get more health benefits easily. When…

and seeing as the refiners want it to be called “corn sugar.” However, HFCS is not natural, and not good for consumption because it leads to obesity and other high risk health factors. Knowing what is okay to consume and not okay is confusing when there is fructose, corn syrup, and HFCS. There are differences between all three. Fructose is a natural sweetener typically found in fruits and vegetables. It is also in sucrose, which is table sugar, and HFCS. Corn syrup is made from corn starch after…

We all like the sweet things in life, and there's nothing like a sugary treat to provide the perfect pick-me-up. In celebration of all things cocoa dusted, covered in sprinkles or dripping in syrup, dealchecker have put together a list of the best-loved, traditional sweet treats from kitchens, patisseries and confectioners around the world. From South African Koeksisters to Indian Jalebis, one thing that unites us all is our collective sweet tooth and cravings for treats. Grab a spoon, pull up…

Michael Moss begins his book, Salt Sugar Fat, by describing a secretive event that occured between CEOs from many top food brands, such as Kraft, General Mills and Pillsbury. These corporate officials met to discuss the issues of childhood obesity and the poor diets of many Americans, in order to discuss a way to solve this problem. Many of these companies have pumped their products full of salt, sugar and fats to make them more appetizing to humans taste buds, making them almost addictive for…

What is the sugar free diet? The goal of a sugar free diet is for people to significantly reduce the amount of sugar they consume. The main idea behind the diet is that sugar is both harmful and addictive. Advocates of the sugar free diet make a wide range of claims about the health benefits of going sugar free including; reducing levels of fatigue, reducing hunger pains, improved mood and mental focus, reducing headaches, increasing memory, rapid weight loss, and the preventing of many…

indeed sinfully delicious, yet complexed to make and requires skill as well as patience. First, the shopping list of ingredients needs to be made. Do you already have some of the ingredients in your pantry or cupboards already? I always have flour, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and espresso powder available. On the shopping…

The large consumption of sugar intake is arguably the leading cause of adverse health conditions such as obesity and diabetes in the U.S. Many researchers have studied health outcomes as a result of increased sugar intake, and have concluded that high levels of sugar is most commonly “found in the vast majority of processed foods, especially in sugar-sweetened beverages.” With this knowledge, several health organizations (i.e. World Health Organization) are strongly recommending children and…

provides energy/fuel for physical activity, organ function and brain function also a energy storage compound and components of the cell Break Down Carbohydrate is actually made of simple sugars and they are broken down using Fluid in the mouth then the process is completed in the intestines which pass the simple sugars to blood to be used. Structure Carbohydrates are compounds…