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9 Life Changing Reasons To Follow A Sugar Free Diet

BY EMILY HOSKINS

The Healthy Lifestyle Guide To Sugar Free Diets

Table of Contents

Introduction

First of all I would like to thank you and congratulate you for purchasing Sugar Free: 9 Life Changing Reasons to follow a Sugar Free Diet.

NEWS FLASH Sugar is bad for you! Well to be honest this is probably not news for most of you, as a society we are starting to become more aware of the hidden dangers in the processed foods that dominate the shelf space in our supermarkets, take away stores, gas stations etc. If youre like me then at some stage in your life youve probably been addicted to sugar and you may not have even been aware of it. The trouble is in most cases the foods that contain the refined sugars typically taste really yummy!! But whilst we may be more aware that sugar is bad for us than we were a few years ago, in large most people still dont understand why.

Im going to assume that based on the fact that you have purchased this book that youre more than likely someone who cares about your health and what you put into your body. Therefore you may relate a dietary book, such as this one, to weight loss benefits, energy levels etc. However whilst sugar certainly impedes both of these, sugar also contributes to so many other areas of your life. Liver damage, insulin resistance and diabetes, your looks (yes your looks), cancer and even your ability to have children. Thats why I tilted the book 9 Life Changing Reasons to Follow a Sugar Free Diet, because having even just a basic understanding of how bad sugar is for you (along with simple tips on how to eliminate sugar from your diet) truly is Life Changing!

Inside this book yo u ll find nine of the most important reasons to follow a sugar free diet along with proven strategies on how to incorporate it into your current diet. It elaborates on the nine most harmful effects of sugar and means to effectively combat sugar addiction.

This book is your ultimate guide to understanding the effects of sugar and how to live a sugar free lifestyle. It provides valuable insight on Sugar Free Dieting, how you can Lose Weight, Gain More Energy and Benefit from this Healthy Lifestyle Choice.

Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it!

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Chapter 1: The Sweet Poison

In the present lifestyle of rushing through fast food breakfasts, midday meals and take out dinners, it has become increasingly difficult to stick to a healthy diet plan. One of the most important considerations in health that many of us are unaware of or rather, tend to overlook is the multitude of harmful effects produced on the body by the consumption of sugar. Before learning more about the most crucial of these reasons it is important to know the types of sugar and how each gets metabolized in the body. Sugar, in consideration with health, can be classified chiefly into two-good sugar and bad sugar. When simple sugars like fructose, glucose and lactose are obtained naturally from whole foods, say fruits, they are not harmful for the body as they come along with nutrients like vitamins, minerals, proteins, fiber and antioxidants. The presence of fiber hinders the absorption of sugar into the body thereby lowering its harmful effects. This type of natural sugar is healthy and is termed good. On the other hand, any type of sugar which is added to food while cooking or processing is called added sugar and is unhealthy. Refined sugar can indeed be viewed as a poison since it is completely devoid of proteins, vitamins and minerals. In order to metabolize these refined carbohydrates, the body utilizes the essential nutrients stored in the cells, thereby damaging them and affecting the overall health of the body. Nutrients are essential to synthesize starch and carbohydrates whose incomplete metabolism will result in the accumulation of toxic substances like pyruvic acid and abnormal sugars. In addition to creation of toxic substances, excess consumption of refined sugar will also exhaust and rip the body of essential vitamins and minerals due to the high demands created to digest, detoxify and further eliminate sugar from the system.

Who doesnt love Oreo cookies? Most of us gorge down an entire packet in one sitting, forgetting that just by eating six cookies we are consuming nothing but 370 empty calories with no nutritional benefits. This amounts to more than 50% of the daily calorie requirement. Also it leaves one craving for more sugar in a couple of hours.

Chemical flavor enhancers are another health impairing factor and processed foods contain both sugar and flavor in abundance. Similarly, soft drinks like diet soda are called liquid candy due to their high sugar content. They have artificial sweeteners that are sweeter than sugar and will promote sugar cravings. Adding sugar to everyday food has become the norm and any packed or processed food available in the market, be it bread or cheese spread, has artificial calorific sweeteners. Even the very products available in the market to enable weight loss- the low fat diet foods contain very high amounts of fructose. The metabolism of fructose is a function of solely the liver, high amounts of which will therefore, take a toll on the health of this very vital organ. Unlike glucose which is burned up by the body for energy, fructose gets stored as fat deposits.

Sugar is as addictive a substance as cocaine or any other drug, therefore the only means to avoid its devastating effects is not consumption in moderation, but total abstinence by following a healthy sugar free diet. Let us look at the top 9 reasons to make this transition to sugar free eating now!

Chapter 2: Suga r The Stepping Stone to Liver Damage

Added sugar, being high in fructose is the chief factor contributing to liver damage. This happens because the synthesis of fructose by the body is different from that of glucose. Fructose can only be metabolized by the liver in very small quantities. When it is obtained from fruits, it comes with essential nutrients and can easily be turned into glycogen and stored in the liver. However, when the body is already in excess of glycogen, more amounts of added sugar means more fructose which will overload the liver. Also, the excess fructose gets stored as fat. This, over a period of time will result in fatty liver and other serious health problems. This susceptibility varies person to person since people who exercise regularly and remain active can ingest more sugar than those who do not.