It will probably come as no real surprise to learn that eating a lot of refined, white sugar is bad for you. You are probably already aware that enough scientific studying has been done on this particular food product over the last several decades to fill an entire library with data on the subject. What you’re probably not aware of is the sheer scale of the widespread use of refined white sugar in all kinds of foods. You HAVE to read labels for your health.
Jorge Cruise & Dr. Oz talk about the dangers of sugar. Dr. Oz is great at explaining what sugars do to your body in simple terms that anyone can understand. After watching this, comment on this post. Let me know what you found most suprising about what sugars do to our bodies. The more we share, the more we learn to help each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAHgChvUwh8
Here is a link for 146 Reasons Why Sugar is Ruining Your Health:
http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm
50 Names For Sugar You May Not Know:
http://www.dietriffic.com/2009/03/26/names-for-sugar/
I've been reading labels for years, particularly for sugar, sodium, & fat content, but I must admit that I never thought to look at milk's label. That sure was surprising to see how much sugar is in the foods we assume is supposed to be healthy for us. It's a real eye-opener.
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