subject: Why We Should Reduce The Amount Of Sugar We Take [print this page] Researchers have found out that heart disease may be related to sugar. Most of us love to have sugary treats often. Though teeth can be taken cared of by brushing but sugar may make us vulnerable to cardiac problems in the latter period of our life.
You have heard about the good cholesterol called HDL. May be you have also heard about the levels of triglycerides as well as protective lipoproteins. All these factors act negatively when someone continues to have sugar for a long time. The recent research has revealed such facts.
Researchers based their data by surveying 6000 people grouped in the category of cholesterol level and sugar intake level. They found an interesting but alarming information that almost 16 percent participants' daily calorie intake came form added sugar.
You may take it as a joke if I say that the study found that people with greatest amount of sugar intake took 46 teaspoons of sugar daily. Now come to the least amount. That comes to 3 teaspoons daily.
Nutritionists say that a woman may take six teaspoons and a man may take nine teaspoons of sugar daily. This is for processed and additive sugars.
Time will come when governments will have no need to impose taxes on sugary drinks to limit the consumption of daily sugar. Researchers are hopeful that food companies will come forward and start using less sugar in the food items. All this will help control national obesity problem and reduce heart disease in some way.
Government can reduce the consumption of sugar. If half a cent sales tax is imposed on sugary soft drinks, the consumption of these drinks would reduce 10 gallons annually.
Not only heart disease but also other health problems like obesity, diabetes, hypertension and stroke are all related to sugar intake. In fact, the present research has again confirmed the fact that excessive sugar is in no way positive for health.
