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The natural sugar content in fruit releases energy more slowly than the artificial sugar sweeteners that can be found in sugary drinks and cereals. When your body has all of the energy that it needs from sugar, it converts the excess into fat.
SUGAR
Sucrose fructose honey malts
4 classes of simple sugars
Sugar has no real nutritional value
Over the last 20 years, sugar consumption in the U.S. has increased from 26 pounds to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year Asthma, mood disorders, mental illness, nervous disorders, diabetes, heart disease, gallstones, hypertension, and arthritis can all be related to sugar intake
Today, an average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar each week.
Even though it is recommended that a female not consume more than 54 grams of sugar in one day, just one can of cola can have more than 35 grams of sugar.
