Sugar: The Toxin Consumed Daily
Did you ever feel the urge to eat one more piece of chocolate after eating the first one? Well, if your answer is yes then you are not the only one! Milk chocolate which is made up of 10-50% cocoa solids, cocoa butter, milk in some form, and sugar is very addicting. Why did I highlight the word sugar? Because sugar is the main ingredient which is addicting. It’s not only about chocolate, but every food that includes sugar is very addicting. What is sugar made up of? To understand sugar, we need to know what it's made up of. Sugar is made up of glucose and fructose. Glucose can be easily used by the body, and fructose can be found in fruits. This fructose can be handled by the body in only small amounts. Any more and the liver cannot process it and turns it into fat. This fat is extremely dangerous for the liver, especially if in high amounts. What are the issues with sugar? Sugar is also one of the main reasons for metabolic syndrome. Diseases such as obe...