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The Bitter Sugar And Its Effects On Our Health Summary

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Sugar Sugar intake should be taken more serious than it has been. There are too many health issues at risk because of this. Richard persuades the audience in his article “The Bitter Truth about Sugar and Its Effects on Our Health”, to the quality of life or the well being. Sarah Richard states that obesity and diabetes increases the risk of cancer. “Its now regarded as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases as erkk as other chronic diseases, including liver cirrhosis and dementia”(Richards). People are putting themselves at a higher risk of dying because of the choice of just one little ingredient. Sugar has a huge impact on our healths. There are families who are basically helping each other die. Mothers are feeding their
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Hi Deonna, Great information on how unnoticed factors can affect one’s overall nutrition status. While we are all familiar with the poor choices and unhealthy habits and lifestyle, I agree that our exposures to drugs, chemical exposures that alter our gut functioning, and junk food marketing are influential enough to follow the current unhealthy trends of eating. It is true that public education is necessary, but I also think the attitude of individuals has to be addressed as well. In a way, modernization of the society favors the automation versus the manual labor. This is manifested by our choice for fast, efficient way of doing most of our daily routines: fast foods vs. home foods, car vs. walking or bicycling, drugs vs alternative

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So, a conclusion could be drawn that consumers will and do choose the unhealthy option a majority of the time. However, it does not address the disconnect, or why people are still consuming foods that are unhealthy for them even when given other options. One reason prominently stands out above the rest and that is the lack of education on the real effects the American diet, a highly addictive diet comprised of processed foods, high in sugar and fat, and void of fresh produce and other

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Processed foods and beverages are the biggest sources of added sugar (and High fructose) in the diet. Sugar is very unhealthy and can have serious adverse effects on metabolism when consumed in excess. Sugar contains a lot of calories, with no essential nutrients. It also causes tooth decay by feeding the harmful bacteria in the mouth. For people who are inactive and eat a processed food, large amounts of fructose from added sugars get turned into fat in the liver.

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