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The Sugar & Cancer Connection Many Doctors Aren’t Telling You
by by Alanna Ketler
Collective Evolution
As good as sugar tastes and as friendly as it may seem to our tastebuds, it is simply terrible for us. I’m not talking about the sugar we might naturally find in foods as we eat them, I am instead referring to the added and refined sugar which accounts for the majority of our sugar intake.
Sugar cane has a very long history. Originally from Southeast Asia, it made its way to the new world with Christopher Columbus in 1942 on his voyage to the Dominican Republic. It grew well in this tropical environment and flourished all over the Caribbean – specifically in Brazil. Interestingly enough, many of the first people who were taken to be slaves from Africa were sent directly to work on sugar cane plantations (surely something to think about).
What’s The Deal With Sugar?
Over the past several years, there has been a tremendous amount of research coming out that shows us just how detrimental the extremely popular ingredient is to our health. In fact, many are calling sugar the tobacco of the 21st century.
Sugar in all of its processed forms — including but not limited to cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, glucose/fructose, saccharide, agave nectar, and most “honey” and “syrup” sold in stores — is not only one of the top contributing factors to the obesity and diabetes epidemic, but is also extremely addictive. Sugar produces dopamine in the brain, the “happy-feel-good” chemical.
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Every Day is Earth Day
Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2015/10/the-sugar-cancer-connection-many.html
