Sugar is a story full of money, work, and lost lives. The story begins in 326 B.C. with Nearchus, a captain in the army of Alexander the Great, that stumbles upon the "sweet reed". Sugar cane originated in New Guinea in 9000-8000 B.C., but Nearchus is recognized as the first person to discover sugar cane. From New Guinea, sugar spread to North India (1000-500 B.C.), China (200 A.D.), Persia- Judi Shapur (500 A.D.), Egypt (700 A.D.), and Hawaii (1100 A.D). In the 600s, people did not know what the sugar was used for when it reached their country, so sugar was believed to be medicine. Sugar spread even more drastically by Islam in 610, with a march. This March ended in 732, and by the 1100s Europeans slowly began to add more flavor to their
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Sugar is an energy source that balances our diet, but too much sugar can also damage our health. Most of us go over our daily sugar intake of 4 teaspoons a day because we crave sugar and its taste. When you eat sugar, dopamine is released in your brain which makes you feel good and makes you want to eat even more sugar. Although sugar makes you feel better, it may not in the long run. Fructose, a sugar substitute, can accumulate in your liver and over time cause scarring and cirrhosis, a liver disease that never goes away. High-sugar diets can even cause diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and stroke. Sugar can even cause teeth issues, along with depression problems. It is hard to avoid these sugars because they are in products like salsa, peanut butter, and soft drinks! In the 1940s, sugar was even believed to be as nutritious as an entire meal! They believed that candy was equivalent to eating steak and potatoes! These added sugars in products do not help with our diet, but Indra Nooyi has a plan to reduce sugar in Pepsi. Many companies such as Pepsi have realized the health problem in America and are trying to promote exercise and healthy diets. Sugar is dangerous to our diet, but if we are aware of our intake we will become a healthier
Sugar is an energy source that balances our diet, but too much sugar can also damage our health. Most of us go over our daily sugar intake of 4 teaspoons a day because we crave sugar and its taste. When you eat sugar, dopamine is released in your brain which makes you feel good and makes you want to eat even more sugar. Although sugar makes you feel better, it may not in the long run. Fructose, a sugar substitute, can accumulate in your liver and over time cause scarring and cirrhosis, a liver disease that never goes away. High-sugar diets can even cause diabetes, cancer, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and stroke. Sugar can even cause teeth issues, along with depression problems. It is hard to avoid these sugars because they are in products like salsa, peanut butter, and soft drinks! In the 1940s, sugar was even believed to be as nutritious as an entire meal! They believed that candy was equivalent to eating steak and potatoes! These added sugars in products do not help with our diet, but Indra Nooyi has a plan to reduce sugar in Pepsi. Many companies such as Pepsi have realized the health problem in America and are trying to promote exercise and healthy diets. Sugar is dangerous to our diet, but if we are aware of our intake we will become a healthier