Negative Side-Effects of Refined Sugar

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Negative Side-effects of Refined Sugars JoAnn Guest Feb 06, 2003 08:36 PST

Subject:

Negative Side-effects of

Simple carbs/Refined sugars

 

Note:

This is a short document that describes

some of the major negative side-effects

of simple/refined sugar consumption.

 

Many of you have heard me say these

ad-nauseum. However, I do think it's

important to reinforce the point.

 

Pay careful attention to the mechanism

whereby excess glucose/glycogen

is converted into fatty acids

to keep blood PH normal.

 

One fact that was left out was that

the sugars are converted into acetates,

and then appended to the end of other fatty acids,

making them longer and longer chains.

 

This increases those fatty acids metabolically

to a level where they cannot

be used by the body as energy

and most be converted into other molecules

(like cholesterol).

 

That's why I always warn people about

fructose from excess fruit consumption

and lactose from any type of dairy in the

diet.

It's just not a good idea.

 

Just consider the increase in fructose

(from HFCS) and dairy in the diet in recent

years, and it's easy to see why things

like colon cancer, chrone's disease

(fructose is malabsorbed in the intestine),

heart disease, etc. are on the rise.

---Carbohydrat\

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Carbohydrates are generally known as sugars,

but in speaking of sugar we should specify the variety.

 

Single sugars or monosaccharides are found in fruits

and honey and include glucose and fructose.

 

Double sugars or disaccharides are

found in cane sugar and milk and include

sucrose and lactose.

 

Complex sugars or polysaccharides are found

in grains, beans, and vegetables and include cellulose.

 

In the normal digestive process, complex sugars

are decomposed gradually and at a nearly even rate by

various enzymes in the mouth, stomach, pancreas, and intestines.

 

Complex sugars enter the bloodstream slowly

after being broken down into smaller saccharide units.

 

During the process, the pH of the

blood remains slightly alkaline.

 

In contrast, single and double sugars

(together known as simple sugars) are metabolized

quickly, causing the blood to become

overacidic.

 

To compensate for this extreme *yin* condition,

the pancreas secretes a yang hormone,

insulin, which allows excess sugar

in the blood to be removed and enter

the cells of the body.

 

This produces a burst of energy as the glucose

(the end product of all sugar metabolism)

is oxidized and carbon dioxide and water are given

off as wastes.

 

Diabetes, for example, is a disease

characterized by the failure of the pancreas

to produce enough insulin to neutralize

excess blood sugar

 

following years of extreme dietary consumption.

 

Much of the sugar that enters the bloodstream

is originally stored in the liver in the

form of glycogen until needed, when it is again

changed into glucose.

 

When the amount of glycogen exceeds the liver's

storage capacity of about 50 grams, it is released into the

bloodstream in the form of fatty acid.

 

This fatty acid is stored first in the more

inactive places of the body, such as the buttocks,

thighs, and midsection.

 

Then, if cane sugar, fruit sugar, dairy

sugar, and other simple sugars continue to be eaten,

fatty acid becomes attracted to more yang organs

such as the heart, liver, and

kidneys, which gradually become encased

in a layer of fat and mucus.

 

This accumulation can also penetrate

the inner tissues, weakening the normal functioning

of the organs and causing their eventual

blockage as in the case of atherosclerosis.

 

The buildup of fat can also lead to various

forms of cancer, including tumors of the

breast, colon, and reproductive organs.

 

Still another form of degeneration may occur

when the body's --

 

internal supply of minerals --

 

is mobilized to offset the debilitating effects of simple sugar

consumption.

 

For example, calcium from the teeth may be depleted to

balance the excessive intake of candy, soft drinks, and sugary

desserts.

 

In order to prevent these degenerative effects, it is important to

avoid or minimize the consumption of refined carbohydrates,

 

as well as naturally occurring lactose and fructose

in dairy foods and fruits,

 

and to eat carbohydrates primarily in the form of

polysaccharides found in grains,

 

beans and bean products,

 

vegetables, and seaweed.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

JoAnn -

I eat 1 sm orange, 1 sm apple, and one sm banana with my 2 eggs, and 4

teaspoons oatmeal in the AM, from the Vita-Mix.

 

Sometimes I have an extra fruit, and I have 3-4 veggies every day (some

raw), a bit of fish and meat, a bit of low-fat/FF dairy, and some

popcorn. There may be sugar in FF frozen yogurt once in awhile.

 

To much glucose?

K

On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 11:33 AM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

 

> Negative Side-effects of Refined Sugars JoAnn Guest Feb 06, 2003

> 08:36 PST Subject:

> Negative Side-effects of

[Guest guest]

---Kathy, According to the article I sent on a few days ago, the

most serious problems occur with refined sugar intake. I know it did

mention fructose as being problematic, however remember that you are

eating fructose in it's very best form, fresh raw fruits with all

the enzymes and fiber intact.

In my opinion, the only way you could improve on that would be to

try and select organically grown fruits as well.

These residues have detrimental effects on the liver over time.

Apparently organic fruits have more essential vitamins and minerals

intact (pesticides destroy precious vits/min content).

It just depends on your health concerns Kathy.

Now if I were a diabetic or had hypoglycemia I wouldn't combine

that many fruits for breakfast.

However if you haven't experienced any problems with managing your

glucose levels in the past, this shouldn't pose a problem at all.

 

My husband is a diabetic type II, (taking several auryvedic herbs

and doing well on them),however we have to manage his diet quite

differently.

Just one red delicious apple has sent his glucose levels soaring

when he came home from the hospital last fall so apparently fruits

especially those which are really ripe and sweet are problematic in

certain situations. We've found that granny smith apples do not

have quite the same effect on glucose as red delicous. :-)

 

You are wise to eat the fruit in combination several good protein

foods. Eggs are an excellent protein source, however organic eggs

are better(with no antibiotics or hormones included) and nuts also

provide extra protein.

Brazils, almonds and cashews have an abundance of selenium , so in

my opinion that makes them some of the best choices yet.

 

I believe that glucose levels pose more of a problem when trace

minerals and minerals in general, are in short supply.

It is important to take extra magnesium, chromium, potassium and

vanadium (vanadyl sulfate)to ensure proper metabolism of sugar.

Apparently the *triglyceride* problems mentioned in my recent

article only pertains to refined sugars.

The sugar which comes in it's natural form is much better for an

average healthy person who is free from chronic disease.

(If such a person exists in this day and age) <LOL

 

God Bless,

JoAnn

 

In Gettingwell , Kathy Dery <gfx@p...> wrote:

> JoAnn -

> I eat 1 sm orange, 1 sm apple, and one sm banana with my 2 eggs,

and 4

> teaspoons oatmeal in the AM, from the Vita-Mix.

>

> Sometimes I have an extra fruit, and I have 3-4 veggies every day

(some

> raw), a bit of fish and meat, a bit of low-fat/FF dairy, and some

> popcorn. There may be sugar in FF frozen yogurt once in awhile.

>

> To much glucose?

> K

> On Tuesday, March 25, 2003, at 11:33 AM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

>

> > Negative Side-effects of Refined Sugars JoAnn Guest Feb 06,

2003

> > 08:36 PST Subject:

> > Negative Side-effects of

[Guest guest]

Thanks JoAnn!

 

On Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 12:43 PM, JoAnn Guest wrote:

 

> ---Kathy, According to the article I sent on a few days ago, the

> most serious problems occur with refined sugar intake. I know it did