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The Truth About Sugar Addiction

4/23/2016

This is the third of three articles we were asked by Alicia Owen at ImproveEdu last week to add to our site. She wrote:

“I’m a tutor with ImprovEDU. I have been working with a group of students on a project where they are learning about healthy eating and the sugar content in various foods; we found your site carried a variety of useful information including the Mother Jones page which is excellent.

Whilst carrying out group research we came across a number of articles that may also be of interest to you:

Article 3: Slideshow: The Truth About Sugar Addiction

Found on: WebMD.com
Posted by: WebMD.com staff
Reviewed by: Maryann Tomovich Jacobsen, MS, RD

Here is a tantalizing question on the very first slide to get your attention:

“Sugar Detox: Hype or Hope?

A trendy sugar detox diet promises to end your craving for sweets and help you lose weight. But does it work? Here's the truth about sugar cravings and how to tame your sweet tooth.”

Link: http://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-sugar-addiction

Are you hooked? Continue on to slide 19, my favorite one, with very “healthy” size butts. If they don’t turn you off sugar nothing will… so we hope.

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10 Disturbing Reasons Why Sugar is Bad For You

4/23/2016

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This is the second of three articles we were asked by Alicia Owen at ImproveEdu last week to add to our site. She wrote:

“I’m a tutor with ImprovEDU. I have been working with a group of students on a project where they are learning about healthy eating and the sugar content in various foods; we found your site carried a variety of useful information including the Mother Jones page which is excellent.

Whilst carrying out group research we came across a number of articles that may also be of interest to you:

Article 2: 10 Disturbing Reasons Why Sugar is Bad For You

Found on: AuthorityNutrition.com
Posted by: Kris Gunnars, BSc

Kris’s take is that added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet.

However, it’s only true because of the excessive amount we consume most days, whether consciously or unconsciously. Unconsciously? Well, yes, when it is part of our favorite foods, like the ones in our previous post, 15 Foods You Wouldn’t Expect To Have Dangerous Amounts of Sugar.

So what are these 10 reasons according to Kris Gunnars?

1. Added sugar contains no essential nutrients and is bad for your teeth

2. Added sugar is high in fructose, which can overload your liver

3. Overloading the liver with fructose can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

4. Sugar can cause insulin resistance, a stepping stone
towards metabolic syndrome and diabetes

5. Insulin resistance can progress to Type II diabetes

6. Sugar can give you cancer

7. Due to its effects on hormones and the brain, sugar has unique fat-promoting effects

8. Because it causes massive dopamine release in the brain, sugar is highly addictive

9. Sugar is a leading contributor to obesity in children and adults

10. It ain’t fat… it’s SUGAR that raises your cholesterol and gives you heart disease

Link: https://authoritynutrition.com/10-disturbing-reasons-why-sugar-is-bad/

About raising your cholesterol level, I’m sure she means the bad (low density) type….

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15 Foods You Wouldn’t Expect To Have Dangerous Amounts of Sugar

4/23/2016

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This is the first of three articles we were asked by Alicia Owen at ImproveEdu last week to add to our site. She wrote:

“I’m a tutor with ImprovEDU. I have been working with a group of students on a project where they are learning about healthy eating and the sugar content in various foods; we found your site carried a variety of useful information including the Mother Jones page which is excellent.

Whilst carrying out group research we came across a number of articles that may also be of interest to you:

Article 1: 15 Foods You Wouldn’t Expect To Have Dangerous Amounts of Sugar

Found on: NutritionSecrets.com
Posted by: Mike Kamo

According to the writer, Mike Kamo, a major contributor to consuming the unhealthy amount of sugar we do is, that they are cleverly buried in foods marketed as “healthy and wholesome.”

The reality is starkly different, as the list of his 15 foods shows:

1. Flavored yogurt
2. Fruit juices
3. Sports drinks
4. Energy drinks
5. Ketchup
6. Barbecue sauce
7. Pasta sauce
8. Asian sauce
9. Salad dressings
10. Fat free anything
11. Oatmeal
12. Smoothies
13. Dried fruit
14. Breads
15. Baked beans

Link: http://www.nutritionsecrets.com/15-foods-you-wouldnt-expect-to-have-dangerous-amounts-of-sugar/

You wonder though - why do we, as a society, spend so much money on nutritional labeling, and not take advantage of it? After all, each of these products provides the exact amount of sugar and carbs right on the package….

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Sugarlesse™ Supports RocketClub

4/8/2016

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RocketClub allows you to earn startup company shares. NO money required - just your time!

WHAT IS ROCKETCLUB ABOUT?

RocketClub wants to give you a real stake in the companies and products you want to use and love, before they go public and make everybody else rich.

As they say “It sounds crazy and audacious, but upside in startups should not be limited to investors and company employees. Money is not the only resource startups need -- we help to provide them with early believers. Our mission is to make startup ownership available to everyone. After all, user adoption is the lifeblood of all products.”

WHY ROCKET CLUB?

9 out of 10 startups fail.

Startups have a HARD time getting the attention and feedback of users. The #1 reason startups fail is because no one wants their product. They lack the support from early users to refine their offering, build word of mouth momentum, and attract investor confidence.

Needless to say, early users play a huge role throughout the early stages of new startups. But whether it is Facebook, Oculus, Uber, or Snapchat, the ones who supported their products early did not get any upside. We believe that you, as a future user and customer should share in the financial upside of products you decide to support and help to grow.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

RocketClub enables startups to attract and build a community of early and engaged users.

Startups launch campaigns, explaining what they do, the number and type of users they are looking for, and how many shares each user will earn for completing a set of objectives.

HOW DOES IT WORK FOR YOU?

EXAMPLE

RocketClub is running a campaign NOW on its own platform to seek early members, offering 5% of the company to members.

PLUS

Earning RocketClub shares will also give you a small stake in all future companies on the platform. Cool, isn’t it?

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Help to make it happen for them and you!

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The Truth About Sugar Addiction

10 Disturbing Reasons Why Sugar is Bad For You

15 Foods You Wouldn’t Expect To Have Dangerous Amounts of Sugar

Sugarlesse™ Supports RocketClub

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