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 | Liking sweet foods is natural -- babies prefer sweet foods, and breast milk is quite sweet. But too much "sweet" can get us into big trouble as we grow out of babyhood. Food companies know that adding sugar to foods helps sell more, which is probably why foods like Corn Flakes have had more and more sugar added over the years. Are sugar substitutes better? Are natural ones better than those created in the lab? Maybe. In some ways. But they may have their own problems, and we don't have all the answers yet. Have a healthy week, and may you find sweetness in the world around you, rather than too much in your food! Laura | | Sugar's Many Disguises
There are so many ingredients on food labels that simply mean "sugar" - in fact one of the ways food companies make it look like there isn't a lot of sugar in the product is to use 5 or 6 different forms, so none of them rise to near the top of the list. Here is a list of the many ingredients that are actually just "sugar". (Note that two of the current darlings of natural sweeteners, agave syrup and coconut sugar, are on the list.)
| Sweeteners and the Food Industry
Did you ever wonder why we don't hear more from government agencies about the dangers of sugar? So did dentist and administrator Dr. Cristin Kearns Couzens. What she uncovered is remarkably similar to the tobacco industry in the mid-1960's. I blogged about it a couple of years ago in What the Sugar Industry Doesn't Want you to Know. Fast forward, and the hunt is on for so-called "natural sweeteners" to replace sugar. Is the refined leaf of a stevia plant better for us than the refined juice of sugar cane? In some ways, probabaly, but in others we truly don't know, Certainly it is the latest hot quest in the food industry: The Hunt for Natural Sugar Substitutes
| How Bad is Sugar, Really?
Obviously, our bodies are made to be able to use sugar for energy, but the problem comes when we overload our ability to process it, or when our particular body doesn't do well with it. In modern times, most people are definitely eating too much of it. Frankly, I think mostly the jury is still way out about sugar substitutes. We have hints that some of them may produce bad effects, but then the studies conflict with each other. It definitely is not all sorted out yet. I have some thoughts about it, along with more about cutting down on sugar, in these days of my free ecourse, How to Cut Carbs:
| Low-Carb Super Bowl Party
In the U.S., the Super Bowl is the second biggest food day of the year! If you're hosting a party, you'll need a strategy. If you're going to one, here are lots of ideas of things to bring.
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