- Sugar is bleached with phosphate of lime to give its sparkling white colour.
- Saccharin is a coal tar product.
- It takes an hour to chew 2 feet of cane from which we get one large lump of sugar.
- Acidic - resulting in ulcers, psychological disorders and hyperactivity. Best eg is children who become hyperactive after coming back from a birthday party!!
- Sugar is the best friend of food processing industry. Read the labels the next time you go grocery shopping. You'll be shocked to read sugar as an ingredient in most products - sauces, cereals, baby food, biscuits, breads etc.
- Forms plaque on arterial wall and may plug valves to the heart and fill the veins, causing high blood pressure.
- To replace refined sugar, use foods that are rich in natural enzymes, dried fruits (dates, figs, raisins, apricots etc), unrefined jaggery.
Adapted from sources at The Health Awareness Centre
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