Gentle Christian Mothers Community - View Single Post - What's wrong with Sugar? Convince me it's poison, please?

02-07-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by organiquegal

Everything I'm reading is saying that it is the refined sugars that are the issue, and that raw and/or organic sugars (whether they are cane, beet, or some other fruit, honey, etc...) are not the culprit. Is that really true?!

Refined sugar (BTW, white flour has the same effect as white sugar, according to your body) is an extremely fast absorbed simple carb., which is one reason your body goes into "panic" mode. Too much, too fast. It can cause diabetes, trouble with the liver, trouble with the pancreas, suppress the immune system (for longer than 4 hours, btw. . . it's closer to 7, I think). The "unrefined" sugars, depending on what they are, are different in that they may contain pectin, fiber, other sugars, etc., that slow the absorption. Diabetics can have tupelo honey, because of its sugar makeup, for instance. The more complex the sugar, the less of a negative impact on the body it will have.

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