Sugar

Sweet Twin, Sugar Twin); and advantame are six alternatives to natural sugar that are commonly added to foods and incorporated into store-bought foods. Rebaudioside A (Stevia) is a natural sweetener that is also quite common (para. 3, 5). The benefits of artificial sweeteners include their concentrated flavor and their low calorie content. In fact, many companies claim…

This hypothesis is formed by combining the two literary reviews mentioned in the beginning of this essay. Sugar is being used in this experiment because Doris Kimbrough’s article mentions that sugar is added to some commercial deicing products. However, the sugar in the commercial product is used as a binding agent to keep the deicing solution from melting off of the road. Because sugar is not a primary ingredient as a deicing solution, it is assumed that it will not increase or decrease the…

Yourself! Candy is a sweet confectionary made from sugar. Some candies are known as Chocolates, Hard candies, Gummies, Gum, Gobstoppers and so much more. Sugar is too bad for you because according to research, sugar tricks your brain into thinking that you need more sweets. Also it can overload your liver. How this is affected is when there is fructose in our body which we don’t need. Instead we need glucose in our body which we anyways produce. Sugar can sometimes be a good thing. Dark…

Discussion Group 1 who ingested 300ml water and 50g of glucose refer to figure 2 showed an increase in blood sugar levels that stayed above baseline for 80minutes. The results didn’t show what was expected as since it was a foodstuff that only contained carbohydrate. It also had a high GI and therefore was expected to raise blood glucose levels more quickly than those that also contain fats and protein. Also liquids that contain carbohydrates will cause blood glucose levels to rise faster than…

This has been in the form of replacing the majority of the sugar with a more natural sugar substitute called stevia. Stevia is an extract from the plant Stevia rebaudiana, which can be found in North America. Although it has been approved by the FDA, it cannot be ignored that there are still other ingredients in soda that have…

evidence to SUPPORT toxicological safety for consumer use. I am submitting the following evidence to support my position: Stevia is a sweetener that is extracted from the leaves of a plant called Stevia rebaudiana. This is a natural substitute for sugar that “…clinical studies show that they have no effect on either blood pressure or blood glucose response, indicating stevia sweeteners are safe for use by individuals with diabetes.” (SALEEBY, YUSUF). The response that the people had with…

body and how to avoid harm. Glucose (or as most people identify it: sugar) is in almost everything people consume daily. From orange juice, to mashed potatoes, or the sugary sodas half of the American people drink at every meal. (“American Soda Consumption”, 2012) Though many people view sugar as a harmful substance, it is actually recommended for people to consume sugar daily. To be exact, 150 calories of added sugar/glucose is what the AHA (American Heart Association) says is the…

The Hemoglobin A1c test sounds like something you would have had to take back in AP bio class, but it’s actually a fairly common blood test. Your doctor may even have suggested you take one in the past. The A1c shows what your average blood sugars have been for the past 3 or 4 months. This is a simple way to determine whether or not a person is pre-diabetic or diabetic. If they’ve already been diagnosed with diabetes, this test also allows their doctor to determine whether or not they’ve been…

depleted of actual value. This concept, in biology, is known as energy output excess nutritional input (Processed Foods | Puristat Digestive Wellness. (n.d.)). Most processed foods contain sweeteners, many of which are artificial sugar substitutes containing no natural sugars, such as saccharine and aspartame. Aspartame, which is commonly used as an artificial sweetener, is made of three chemicals, Phenylalanine, Aspartic Acid, and Methanol, and Neotame. Aspartame can have a negative effect on…

these sweeteners may be used for individuals managing calorie and/or carbohydrate intake.1 • The average American consumes ~22 tsp. of added sugar/day according to the 2001–2004 NHANES study.2 Twenty-two tsp of added sugar adds to about ~352 calories per day. 2 • The NHANES study 2001–2004 found teenagers (aged 12-18) consumed an average of 119g of added sugar, which is about ~476 calories. 2 Key Points • Artificial sweeteners are shown to have both positive and negative outcomes in…