Read this before you consume refined sugar!
Study demonstrates mortality rates doubled for female mice eating refined white sugar!
Researchers at the University of Utah discoved that a small amount of refined sugar consumption resulted in a doubling of
the death rate of female mice.
The mice were fed the equavalent of three cans of soda a day, female mice experienced a 100% increase in death rates, and
males experinenced a sharp drop in fertility. Males were also found to have imparied ability to hold territory, according to the study.
The researchers stated "Our results provide evidence that added sugar consumed at concentrations curently considered safe exerts dramatic adverse impacts on mammalian health," the researchers explain. http://www.newswise.com/articles/sugar-is-toxic-to-mice-in-safe-doses.
The study was designed to mimic the real-world competitive linving environment among mice, forcing them to compete for territory and partners for reproduction. The study also found theat the toxic effect of feeding the mice refined white sugar was equal to being inbred mice ( i.e. offspring of first cousins.)
Many Americans eat far more sugar, proportionally, than the mice were fed!
The diets in the study were 25 % sugar - added diets, which means the mice were given 25% of their total daily caloric intake in the form of refined sugar (fructose and glucose).
Most Americans already consume more thatn 25 percent of their daily caloric intake in the form of refined sugars, including:
Maltodextrin
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Sucrose
Fructose
Dextrose
If you want to stay healthy avoid refined foods!
Here are some examples:
White sugar
White bread
White salt
White Tortillas
Snack chips
Processed meats
Sodas, sports drinks and energy drinks
Fake juices made mostly from sugar
Cake, candy, ice cream and sweets
Sources
http://www.naturalnews.com/041629_refined_sugar_mortality_experiment.html
http://www.newswise.com/articles/sugar-is-toxic-to-mice-in-safe-doses