Three Sweet Reasons to Avoid Sugar
As sweet as it is, sugar is associated with weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease.
You probably already have some great reasons of your own to cut back on sugar consumption, but here are some new ones.
- Prevent kidney damage by giving up sugary sodas.
A Georgia based kidney disease epidemiologist, Suma Vupputuri M. D., co-authored a study that found women who drink a minimum of two sugary sodas per day are twice as likely to show signs of kidney damage. Sugary sodas include all those sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup.
What to drink instead? Try blueberry juice.
Blueberries contain polyphenols known to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that combat neurodegenerative diseases like dementia. Dr. Robert Krikorian, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center in Ohio reported that for the first time there is evidence that a few glasses of blueberry juice each day can improve memory.
2. Lower your blood pressure by forgoing the high fructose corn syrup.
A study published by The American Society of Nephrology links diets high in fructose with hypertension. Diana Jalal, M.D. of University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, and her colleagues, found that persons…
