Saturday, March 5, 2011

Sugar and it's effect on your body.

As our consumption of sugar goes up for 5 grams to 135 grams per year, our rate of disease and chronic conditions increases also. Let's start looking at how sugar impacts our body and taking steps to reduce our intake. Any form of sugar, in excess, weakens the immune system, causes inflammation in the body, and increases the risk for serious health conditions such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Adding raw honey or stevia to our food instead of sugar seems to route to go.

For more information about sugar and it's impact, go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41660173

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