Why Are Kids Addicted to Sugar?

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Indexed  January 23, 2012

Sugar is everywhere. It is in the foods we eat, even the “all natural” ones. But, everyone doesn’t eat a lot of it. So, why are many kids addicted to it? Sugar is a natural sweetener found in nature. Pure cane sugar has a sweet taste but not as sweet as what we get in table sugar. The refining process can increase the sweetness. There are also many different forms of sugar in use in food production today. Any label ingredient that ends in “-ose,” or “-ase” can be a form of sugar. Sound familiar? The Effects of Sugar The body uses sugars as a way of gauging insulin production. Steady blood sugar stops cravings. There are sugars in breads and other carbohydrate foods that level off insulin production. Simple sugars like those ...   See the complete post here