Sugar is one of the deadly aging foods that can have extremely bad impact on your health – but you know that right? You do your best to avoid sugar laden softdrinks, sweets and cookies. But do you also apply the same caution to tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, bologna and pretzel?
If you don’t think you consume a lot of sugar, take a look at these stats:
The average sugar consumption per person has risen from 4 pounds a year in the year 1700, to 18 pounds in 1800, 90 pounds in 1900 and a staggering 180 pounds in 2009. That’s half a pound a day!!
So where is this sugar consumption coming from:
- Processed foods – Many so-called low-fat foods are higher in sugar than their full fat counterparts.
- Infant formula – has the sugar equivalent of one can of Coca-Cola – I really wish I was kidding
No wonder 32 percent of Americans are obese and an additional one-third are overweight. This excess weight increases your risk for deadly conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes.
So just why are we so immune to poisoning ourselves and our children. Is it just that we are unaware. Go to your refrigerator and pantry and start looking at food labels. Where once we knew how much sugar was in each serving [because we prepared it from raw ingredients]; today the sugar is easily hidden in most foods you purchase. I mean, sugar in baby formula…that’s child abuse in my book.
I asked my dentist why we now have to suffer that sickly ‘Cherry’ flavoured mouthwash in surgeries. His answer was, children don’t like the taste of peppermint. Probably because as parents we have screwed up their tastebuds from day 1.
When I travel from NZ, I often find flavoured products such as milkshakes or chocolate far too sweet – the sugar content is significantly higher than we are used in in NZ.
With so many of us searching for ways to slash our budgets – try dumping 80% of processed food you buy. You will reduce your sugar intake, your fat intake and your salt intake in one shot. You will save money….and most importantly, you will greatly improve your chance of good health in the future.
You owe it to yourself, and your family!