The Man Who Ate For Health
Glucose vs. Fructose (high fructose corn syrup (HFCS))
Both are sugars, but when glucose passes through the liver, the organ decides whether it should be burnt now, stored for energy use later, or converted into triglycerides.
Fructose, by contrast, bypasses this process and is quickly converted to fat by the liver. What's more, HFCS is more quickly absorbed into your blood stream, spiking insulin levels and signalling the body to cling to fat says (Mark Hyman, M.D, author of 'The Blood Sugar Solution').
Another strike against HFCS: Yale researchers found that glucose "suppresses brain activity in regions that promote the desire to eat." In other words, when you eat glucose-containing foods you get full.
Another strike against HFCS: Yale researchers found that glucose "suppresses brain activity in regions that promote the desire to eat." In other words, when you eat glucose-containing foods you get full.
Consuming fructose, however, doesn't seem to cause the brain to put the brakes on hunger. On top of that, consuming fructose-sweetened beverages increases visceral fat and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese people, more than glucose-sweetened beverages do. And also, research from a Princeton University animal study found that rats that ate high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight and abdominal fat and had higher circulating blood fats compared to rats that ate table sugar, even if they nibbled on the same number of calories.
How sugars effect different parts of your body ..
Your Skin
The problem: Jowls and wrinkles may be the result of eating too many processed foods.
The solution: Rebuild collagen by eating lysine, which is found in fish and meats and bone broths.
Your Waistline
Your Skin
The problem: Jowls and wrinkles may be the result of eating too many processed foods.
As sugar digests, it bonds to collagen and impairs the molecule’s function (a process called glycation). HFCS causes about 10 times more glycation than glucose.
The solution: Rebuild collagen by eating lysine, which is found in fish and meats and bone broths.
The problem: Fructose, which is often added to processed foods (even ostensibly healthy ones like whole-grain bread), causes energy to drop at the cellular level. “This leads to a reduced metabolic rate and increased fat storage,” says Richard J. Johnson, M.D., author of 'The Sugar Fix'. “It’s why bears eat thousands of berries before they hibernate: to store fat.”
The solution: Nutrition labels should say how much sugar is 'added' versus what occurs 'organically'. Take a look.
The problem: When sugar hits your stomach, the activity level of orexin (a neurotransmitter that triggers wakefulness) drops rapidly, spiralling your brain into a fog for up to three hours.
The solution: Food coma isn’t inevitable: According to recent research in the journal 'Neuron', you can counteract it with a serving of protein, or less practical, give yourself a 180-minute buffer before trying to be productive.
The problem: Researchers at California State University found that people who ate approximately 24 grams of sugar in a sitting (the average amount in a candy bar), had a quick energy spurt but an hour later reported less energy and a more stressed mood than beforehand.
The solution: Stop eating sugar!
The problem: People who get 25 percent or more of their calories from added sugar (and you'd be surprised how quickly it adds up in your dips, sauces, crackers, dressings etc) have a 275 percent higher chance of death from heart disease than those who get 10 percent or less.
The solution: There isn’t one—except, well, cutting back on sugar. Step away from the juice and eat a real (protein and fat-rich) meal.
That's your educational lesson for the week :)
I wish I'd realised this when I was young and foolish and raising children!
This is the most apt description of me ...
Now I am spending the afternoon studying.
Nite all.
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