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Part 1: The Effects of Sugar on the Human Body

Shenoa Loewy

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October 4, 2018

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Since the dawn of the agricultural revolution, human beings have cultivated the naturally-sweet

water-grass, sugar cane. These towering, hollow reeds contain one of the most important, and

subsequently dangerous substances for humans to consume. Sugar, whether it be the traditional sucrose,

fructose, or even dextrose is harmless on its own. Sugar, being a carbohydrate, is an essential part of

energy (Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP) production in human cells via the Krebs cycle and

fermentation. (Anton, 2018). People who cut sugar out of their diets completely, often find themselves in

a fatigued and sluggish state, since their livers have no sugars to synthesize for energy. However, when

the liver becomes oversaturated with sugars, it goes into a state of overproduction and stores all the excess

sugar as fat. (Anton, 2018). Despite its necessity, the proper amount of energy production only requires a

small amount of sugar. The sugars found in fruit and sweet vegetables can provide the necessary daily

intake of sugars for most people. Therefore, it is essential that the focus be taken away from processed

foods, and placed back on natural products.

This is not, however, how most people intake sugar in the modern world. In America alone,

adults can consume 3-4 times their recommended daily doses in a single meal. The amount of sugar in a

single can of Coke is more than what the average teenager would need in an entire day (Katan, Ph.D,

2015). Although lipids and fats do contribute to weight gain, studies have shown that sugar is the primary

culprit. Lipids are even more essential for human function and musculoskeletal integrity, and therefore, it

is much harder to gain weight substantially through lipid consumption. (Katan, Ph.D, 2015). While both

fats and sugars are highly prevalent in almost all processed foods, the amount of added sugar alone in

these products can reach as high as 60-70% of the consumable material. (Aubrey, A. 2017). The health

repercussions of consuming sugar at this rate can be devastating and fatal in many cases.

Weight gain is not the only ramification of sugar overconsumption, the current greatest health

threat to American males is heart disease, a condition in which fat cells build up in the atriums and

ventricles of the heart. This condition is relatively new, but has become rampant as processed food in

America becomes more popular. As the population began consuming unhealthy food on a massive scale,

the reported cases of heart and liver diseases, as well as diabetes, rose exponentially(Steven, 2017). This

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Running Head: PART 1: THE EFFECTS OF SUGAR ON THE HUMAN BODY Part 1: The Effects of Sugar on the Human Body Shenoa Loewy English 12 October 4, 2018 Part 1: The Effects of Sugar on the Human Body 1 Running Head: PART 1: THE EFFECTS OF SUGAR ON THE HUMAN BODY 2 Since the dawn of the agricultural revolution, human beings have cultivated the naturally-sweet water-grass, sugar cane. These towering, hollow reeds contain one of the most important, and subsequently dangerous substances for humans to consume. Sugar, whether it be the traditional sucrose, fructose, or even dextrose is harmless on its own. Sugar, being a carbohydrate, is an essential part of energy (Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP) production in human cells via the Krebs cycle and fermentation. (Anton, 2018). People who cut sugar out of their diets completely, often find themselves in a fatigued and sluggish state, since their livers have no sugars to synthesize for energy. However, when the liver becomes oversaturated with sugars, it goes into a state of overproduction and stores all the excess sugar as fat. (Anton, 2018). Despite its necessity, the proper amount of energy production only requires a small amount of sugar. The sugars found in fruit and sweet vegetables can provide the necessary daily intake of sugars for most people. Therefore, it is essential that the focus be taken away from processed foods, and placed back on natural products. This is not, however, how most people intake sugar in the modern worl ...
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