I read a new study the other day and what I found surprised me. My favorite ice cream and sour patch kid candy can increase my risk of heart disease if I eat them in excess. Indulging in a nightly desert or too many bowls or ice cream is not a good thing to for me to do.
The study showed people who eat more sugary treats like desert after diner can increase their risk of heart disease. Including lowering their good cholesterol, HDL, and their protective lipoproteins and raise their triglyceride levels.
By surveying 6000 adults dieting habits, groups were formed by their sugar intake and their cholesterol levels. It was found that 16 percent of their daily calories were from sugar that was added to their diets.
Sugar intake was at the largest amount for some at 46 teaspoons, while the lowest amount for others was 3 teaspoons. The high level should not be found in a regular daily diet.
Sugars naturally found in fruits and milk, are not included as a processed or added sugar. Processed or added sugars should be limited to six teaspoons per day by women and nine teaspoons per day by men.
Everyone hates taxes and some states have decided to tax soft drinks as a way to try and lower our intake of them. Researchers are also hoping that other food companies will become aware of the health, heart and obesity risks that are a daily factor by added sugars in our foods.
Soft drinks are consumed at 50 gallons annually and adding a lot of unneeded sugar to our diets. A lot of these soft drinks are regrettably consumed by children, which adds to the amount of childhood obesity. By adding a half cent tax and discouraging consumption this could be lowered to 40 gallons annually.
Heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and obesity, has been linked to having too much sugar in our diets. Research keeps adding studies to prove that added sugar has no place in our daily diets. If we all pay more attention to the foods we choose and keep our daily sugar to a controlled level we will benefit in the long run.
The study showed people who eat more sugary treats like desert after diner can increase their risk of heart disease. Including lowering their good cholesterol, HDL, and their protective lipoproteins and raise their triglyceride levels.
By surveying 6000 adults dieting habits, groups were formed by their sugar intake and their cholesterol levels. It was found that 16 percent of their daily calories were from sugar that was added to their diets.
Sugar intake was at the largest amount for some at 46 teaspoons, while the lowest amount for others was 3 teaspoons. The high level should not be found in a regular daily diet.
Sugars naturally found in fruits and milk, are not included as a processed or added sugar. Processed or added sugars should be limited to six teaspoons per day by women and nine teaspoons per day by men.
Everyone hates taxes and some states have decided to tax soft drinks as a way to try and lower our intake of them. Researchers are also hoping that other food companies will become aware of the health, heart and obesity risks that are a daily factor by added sugars in our foods.
Soft drinks are consumed at 50 gallons annually and adding a lot of unneeded sugar to our diets. A lot of these soft drinks are regrettably consumed by children, which adds to the amount of childhood obesity. By adding a half cent tax and discouraging consumption this could be lowered to 40 gallons annually.
Heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, and obesity, has been linked to having too much sugar in our diets. Research keeps adding studies to prove that added sugar has no place in our daily diets. If we all pay more attention to the foods we choose and keep our daily sugar to a controlled level we will benefit in the long run.
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