75% of supermarket foods contain added sugar.
Scientists have found that the most dangerous product for our body is sugar. Let's see why this is so and why it should be limited in the diet, Chronicle.info reports with reference to RBC-Ukraine.
Read in our material why this product has such a detrimental effect on the body.
What is sugar
Sugars are low molecular weight carbohydrates, organic substances that have a similar structure. We know many types of sugars & # 8212; glucose, fructose, galactose and others. In small doses, various sugars are found in most foods. There are also low molecular weight sugars — carbohydrates. These include starch, dietary fiber.
If added sugar, for example, a spoonful of sugar in tea, quickly enters the bloodstream, then sugar from fruits and berries differs in that vitamins, microelements, fiber are added to it — and it enters the body gradually, as the useful supplement breaks down.
Why sugar is dangerous
Do not forget that sugar is a product created by man, not nature.
& # 171; This is an artificially obtained product. It is a powder, the chemical formula is fructose plus glucose. No other product on earth has caused as many deaths or as many pathologies as sugar. This is not only diabetes mellitus, but also atherosclerosis, stroke, heart attack. There is such a thing as glycation — the dissolution of proteins with sugar, glucose & # 187 ;, & # 8212; said in an interview on YouTube, Doctor of Medical Sciences Aleksey Kovalkov.
It should be noted that if we consume sugar in excess, our body is simply not able to digest such an amount of carbohydrates. Hence obesity, diabetes mellitus, stroke, heart attack.
75% of food in the supermarket contains added sugar.
When sugar is frequently consumed, processes occur that reduce the level of hyaluronic acid, which responsible for maintaining the moisture level of the skin. Which does colossal harm. The skin becomes dry, dehydrated and lifeless. Dark circles under the eyes, swelling and enlarged pores may also appear.
Doctors assure that if you give up sugar for two weeks & # 8212; your skin will start to glow.