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Man Made Sugar

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Sugar alcohols are a type of carbohydrate that occurs naturally in plants but they can also be man-made in labs. Raw sugar is made where the sugar cane grows and white sugar is made from the raw sugar in the country where it is needed. God Made Sugarcane Man Made Sugar This resulted in it being considered a great luxury particularly in Europe where cane could not be grown. Man made sugar . It can be made using fructose from cornstarch. In 2008 people in the US were consuming over 60 pounds 28 kg of added sugar per year and this does not include fruit juices. Erythritol is a calorie-free sweetener and sugar alternative. It was made by boiling grape juice in lead pots but its quite toxic and was banned in the 18th century indeed Beethoven may have died from it. Its the same sugar its just sort of been extracted or refined. But in recent years sugar has been added to nearly all processed foods limiting consumer choice 3. Food manufacturers incorporate added sugar to ...

Sugar-sweetened Beverages

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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages The California Medical Association CMA is working to decrease the consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages SSB because they contribute to a number of health problems including diabetes heart disease and obesity. Temporal trends in the epidemic of childhood obesity have been paralleled by increases in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages SSB during childhood. Sweetened Beverage Wikipedia The calories provided by sugar-sweetened beverages have little nutritional. Sugar-sweetened beverages . An observational study in an urban environment. In the Nurses Health Study I and II women who consume one or more sugar-sweetened beverage per day have an increased risk for seropositive RA HR 163. Frequently drinking sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with weight gainobesity type 2 diabetes heart disease kidney diseases non-alcoholic liver disease tooth decay and cavities and gout a type of arthritis. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Over ti...