Are you eating six to 11 helpings per day of this hidden sugar?
It’s no surprise that sugar drives the type 2 diabetes epidemic, of course. But many people WOULD be surprised to find out that a large portion of their sugar intake isn’t obvious.
That’s because they don’t think of spaghetti as sugar. Or realize that basket of bread on the restaurant table is sugar.
Dr. Richard Jacoby, Medical Director at the Scottsdale Neuropathy Institute, puts it simply. He says, “Wheat, bread, any grain is sugar. Six to eleven helpings of grains a day, that’s absurd. That’s why we are all diabetic.”
He’s referring to USDA dietary guidelines, of course.
So if we take those daily grain portions, add them to the sugar dumped in all processed foods and beverages, add Halloween candy and other obvious sugar sources, then here’s what we’ve got…
A river of sugar running through our food supply. And eventually into our bodies.
It’s easy enough to cut out a Snickers or use stevia in your coffee, but uncovering those hidden sources of sugar is a critical start to beating your type 2 diabetes.
Sources:
“The Bitter Truth Behind Sugar and Diabetes” Ivanhoe Newswire, 10/15/13, ivanhoe.com
