Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Excess sugar consumption also increases blood triglycerides, produces disease-causing cross-links in proteins, inhibits immune function, and interferes with vitamin C transport.
Protein cross-linking, a process that interferes with protein function in cells, is a particularly dangerous result of excess sugar consumption. Many of the affected proteins are enzymes essential to proper energy generation and metabolic function within cells. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Yet since those books were published, the per capita of sugar consumption has risen dramatically. The average American now consumes over 100 pounds of sucrose and 40 pounds of corn syrup each year. This sugar addiction probably plays a major role in the high prevalence of poor health and chronic disease in the United States.
Research in the past three decades has provided an ever-increasing amount of new information on the role that both refined carbohydrates (sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and low-fiber starchy foods) and faulty blood sugar control play in many disease processes. |
| In fact, many experts believe that the large increase in the use of HFCS in the past thirty years is directly related to the overall increase in sugar consumption in the United States. It is also being linked to both the obesity and diabetes epidemics. This link was detailed exceptionally well in Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World by Greg Critser.
With a quick search on the Internet you will find HFCS referred to as "the Devil's candy," a "sinister invention," and "the crack of sweeteners. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Another side effect of excessive sugar consumption is insulin rebound, in which the body is overwhelmed with an influx of simple sugars and as a result cannot digest food properly. This condition causes an stress reaction in the body that prevents sleep. It can also result in food addictions, a vicious cycle of bingeing on sugary foods or beverages and foods that contain caffeine, that keeps blood sugar levels and sleep patterns out of balance. Food allergies are also implicated in promoting food addictions and often are found in children with obstructive sleep apnea. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Of course, these drug reps aren't talking about studies that show the relationship between excess sugar consumption and heart disease, despite the fact that so much information is out there. As you'll soon learn in SUGAR SHOCK!, we seek to fill in these many, many educational gaps.
In the last 25 years, many cardiologists have come to believe that high ("bad") LDL cholesterol (greater than 160) causes heart disease. I, however, see cholesterol as only a small part of the disease process. It's a minor player, but it's been built up to be the major player. |
Andreas Moritz
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 Diet foods and diet beverages have not only contributed to a massive increase in sugar consumption and obesity but also led to an epidemic of depression. I have seen numerous depressed people over the years, a large percentage of whom regularly used artificial sweeteners. By cutting out diet foods and "light" products, they have returned to their normal moods, and they have lost excess weight, too. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| Reporting in Depression and Anxiety, the researchers concluded that there was a "highly significant correlation between sugar consumption . . . and the annual rate of depression." For instance, New Zealand, where people consumed nearly 500 calories per capita per day of sugar, had the highest depression rate, with almost 6 percent of the population affected. And in Canada, with a depression rate of a little more than 5 percent, people consumed nearly 400 calories per capita per day from sweets.
"Although speculative, there are some . . . |
Gabriel Cousens
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 When these Yemenite Jews moved to Israel, there was a marked increase in white sugar consumption, and Yemenite Jews in Israel, from a culture in which diabetes was unknown, became equal for the incidence of diabetes to that of the Israeli culture.
The Canadian Eskimos also had a high raw-animal-fat diet. After refined carbohydrate was introduced into their cultures were also found twenty years later to have an increased incidence of diabetes. Dr. |
Ron Garner
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 Society's increase in sugar consumption is matched by an increase in many diseases such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, and obesity. Even though these diseases are clearly due to excess sugar intake, sugar continues to be added to almost every processed food on market shelves. Many soft drinks contain eight tablespoons of sugar plus phosphoric acid! Researcher Nancy Appleton reported that 69 illnesses and diseases are caused by the consumption of refined sugar. She concluded that sugar excesses ruin our health. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Other logical dietary considerations for women with recurring infections are to avoid excess sugar consumption, assess and avoid food allergens, and eat a diet that promotes healthy digestive function, including complex carbohydrates, high fiber, fermented dairy products, and healthy oils such as olive oil, nuts, and seeds.
Large amounts of fluids are highly recommended for preventing UTIs, as they literally flush out the urinary tract and dilute the concentration of disease-causing bacteria. |
| Dietary deficiencies, disease conditions, processed oils, trans-fatty acids, heated oils, alcohol, aging, viral infections, and sugar consumption block, slow down, or interfere with the enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of LA to GLA. The result is that virtually all North Americans are deficient in GLA. Supplementing with evening primrose oil can enrich the body's GLA supply and restore the production of beneficial prostaglandins derived from GLA. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| If the theory that excessive sugar consumption plays an important role in the development of these conditions is true, the implications for our aging population could be profound. That's because some 4 million Americans aged 65 and up are now plagued by this most common cause of dementia. In fact, 14 million older Americans are expected to get it by 2050, according to the National Institute on Aging's Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center.
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So there you have it. |
| Populations with High sugar consumption Are at Increased Risk of Chronic Disease, South African Researchers Report." Press release, August 28, 2003. http://www.who.int/bulletin/releases/2003/PR0803/en/.
Wurtman, Richard. J. "Neurochemical Changes Following High-Dose Aspartame with Dietary Carbohydrates." New England Journal of Medicine 309 (1983): 429-30.
Yale-New Haven Hospital. "Eat Any Sugar Alcohol Lately?" www.ynhh.org/online/nutrition/advisor/ sugar_alcohol.html.
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Marshall Editions
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 Gymnema discourages sugar consumption by inhibiting the taste of sugar placed on the tongue. Studies have also shown that gymnema effectively lowers blood sugar when taken at 400 mg per day. Current research shows that gymnema increases insulin levels or decreases insulin sensitivity, possibly indicating that it regenerates pancreatic beta-cells (insulin-secreting cells). Take 400 mg in capsule form or 5 ml of tincture daily.
Bitter melon: The fruit and seeds of bitter melon contain charantin, polypeptide R and vicine, which are thought to contribute to its hypoglycemic effect. |
Bill Sardi
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Breast Cancer Mortality And sugar consumption Source: Medical Hypotheses 11:319-27, 1983
Mortality per 100,000 by age groups
Country
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
Average grams sugar intake per day
Britain
23.0
64.7
96.9
122.2
131.8
Holland
20.7
56.5
94.2
117.6
125.1
Ireland
19.3
69.0
72.2
112.5
126.8
United States
16.9
51.0
83.0
98.9
133.7
Sweden
13.4
33.9
66.2
94.0
117.4
France
13.4
39.5
64.1
85.6
92.2
Italy
17.2
42.6
64.6
77.5
71.4
Greece
14.2
36.2
46.2
50.2
51.9
Japan
6.8
14.6
18.2
17.0
57. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| Your Body Can't Handle All That Sweetness
The bottom line is that in the last 200 years, sugar consumption has risen more than 1,500 percent, cautions nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S., author of Get the Sugar Out: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Sugar Out of Any Diet.
"Our bodies simply haven't had time to respond and adapt to this nutrient-poor source of calories—and it appears that our bodies are rebelling with a multitude of physical ailments, telling us loudly and clearly that they don't like what they're being fed," explains Dr. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Willett of the Harvard School of Public
Pounds per eapitn (dry weight)
150
125
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75
50
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Figure 12: sugar consumption among Americans, 1909-1997
Health, who helped conduct the study. "Parents who care about their children's health should not keep [processed-sugar beverages] at home."37 Dr. Willett's statement makes the point clearly: The profits made from the Culture of Death lifestyle are in direct conflict with our ability to care for our children and ourselves. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| They don't provide a recommended daily cap on sugar consumption," adds the director of diabetes and nutrition education for Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Critics also claim that the new dietary recommendations don't go far enough when it comes to whole grains.
"The new guidelines still imply that eating half of your grain products in a refined form is okay, when this is not optimal," says Dr. Walter Willett. "The word 'enriched' should really be called 'depleted,' and these refined starches should really be in the use-sparingly category. Thus the cup is half full," Dr. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Sugar and Glycemic Index
Levels of simple sugar consumption also vary from country to country, and high intake may typify a Western-style diet. High consumption of simple sugars may result in increased triglyceride and plasma glucose levels, especially among those who are insulin resistant [124]. Findings regarding sucrose itself, however, have been mixed [125-131]. Of the studies reported, only three found a significant association between sucrose and colon or colorectal cancer [8, 126, 131]. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Below is a chart of sugar consumption in the "top three." Notice a pattern?
INDIA CHINA U.S.
All figures in million tonnes, estimates for 2005-06, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Figure 4: Sugar production and consumption in India, China, and the U.S., 2005-2006
ASIA
DIABETES IN ASIA
India has the largest diabetic population in the world, with an estimated 40.9 million Type-2 diabetics, or 8 percent of the adult population. The WHO predicts that deaths from diabetes in India will increase by 35 percent over the next ten years. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 When the cause is addressed, all of these other things will fall into place.
"Sugar consumption is part of the problem. Many parents say that the day after Halloween, for example, their children are bouncing off the walls, that they notice a definite difference. However, it's not enough in the case of most ADD children to decrease the amount of sugar in the diet. We have very conscious parents in our practice and many of these parents have made these dietary changes. |
| During World War II in England, when sugar consumption was cut in half, when only a very dark brown flour was available for bread, and when the English were forced to depend more on their own home grown products, the incidence of schizophrenia went down, in spite of the stress of the war and the bombing of London and other cities."
The late Dr. Robert Atkins decried the inaction of conventional physicians treating mental illness when it came to identifying their root causes. |
Gabriel Cousens
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| Clearly, increased insulin demand due to high sugar consumption burdens the pancreas and increases pancreatic cancer risk.
Chapter 2 Summary
In Chapter 1 overwhelming data was presented that diabetes is a worldwide pandemic. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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| College students' use of high-intensity sweeteners is not consistently associated with sugar consumption. J. Am. Diet. Assoc. 91, 686-689.
165. Naismith, D. J., and Rhodes, C. (1995). Adjustment in energy-intake following the covert removal of sugar from the diet. J. Hum. Nutr. Diet 8, 167-175.
166. Wooley, S. C. (1972). Physiologic versus cognitive factors in short term food regulation in the obese and nonobese. Psy-chosom. Med. 34, 62-68.
167. Caputo, F. A., and Mattes, R. D. (1993). Human dietary responses to perceived manipulation of fat content in a midday meal. Int. J. Obes. Relat. |
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Number of studies that found a negative correlation between sugar intake and body weight
FIGURE 14 Distribution of studies demonstrating a negative correlation between sugar consumption and body weight. Ma et al. [267] observed a negative correlation with high-glycemic foods, but not with low-glycemic foods.
I | Yes
Number of studies that found a significant relationship between sugar beverage consumption and body weight.
FIGURE 15 Distribution of studies demonstrating a significant relationship between sugar beverage consumption and body weight.
There are two explanations. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
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 This excess sweet desire is further complicated by a digestive or sinus Candida overgrowth, reflected by digestive gas and bloating following sugar consumption and/or ongoing sinus problems. Candida organisms contribute to the excess sugar cravings. The toxins they produce from sugar ingestion make a person feel foggy and spacey, contributing to the overall fatigue present in any person with out-of- balance sugar cravings.
It is best to avoid all artificial sweeteners on The Leptin Diet™ because they flood the brain with sweet sensation in the absence of calories. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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 Some doctors recommend that women with PMS cut back on sugar consumption for several months to see if it reduces their symptoms. However, no trials have yet to study the isolated effects of sugar restriction in women with PMS.
Alcohol can affect hormone metabolism, and alcoholic (page 12) women are more likely to suffer PMS than are nonalcoholic women.2 Some doctors recommend that women with PMS avoid alcohol for several months to evaluate whether such a change will reduce symptoms.
In a study of Chinese women, increasing tea consumption was associated with increasing prevalence of PMS. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
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| Alcohol consumption, excess sugar consumption, and extra pounds of fat work together to generate too much inflammatory activity, especially in the liver. This sets the stage for liver damage. The liver is the metabolic factory of the human body. Disrupting the function of the liver cripples healthy metabolism.
Too much inflammation leads to the "overheating" of cells, promoting the excess production of NF kappaB. Chronic, inappropriate overproduction of NF kappaB is a turning point in cellular health, tilting the tables in favor of disease. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
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| Whether this association exists because sugar directly promotes cancer or because sugar consumption is only a marker for some other dietary or lifestyle factor remains unknown.
Lifestyle changes that may be helpful
The following lifestyle changes have been studied in connection with lung cancer.
Smoking
Cigarette smoking is universally acknowledged to be the leading cause of lung cancer, both in the United States and worldwide. By far the most important way to reduce the risk of lung cancer is to not smoke. |
Michele Simon
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 The nation's steep increase of sugar consumption directly follows the rise in soft drinks. Soft drinks are the biggest source of calories and provide more than one-third of all refined sugars in the American diet. Over the past sixty years, soft drink production has increased tenfold; consumption has doubled since 1971. Soda provides the average teenage boy with about fifteen teaspoons of refined sugar per day and girls about ten teaspoons.7
Also, most of the added salt, sugar, and fat Americans consume is hidden, either in processed foods or by restaurants when we eat out. |
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