Highways to Health

NUTRITION: Highway 1

Sugar - The Great Deceiver

Sugar Quiz

Eating sugar in our confections and drinks has become very near and dear to our hearts. We use it as rewards, as gifts, and to comfort ourselves. Most of us really love the sweet taste of sugar, and many of us even crave it. Some of us don't realize that we have sugar cravings because we don't recognize them when we eat sweets daily.

Sugar cravings, sugar addiction, sugar addictions, sugar allergy and sugar allergies all have the same meaning. You're hooked on sugar!

Remember in this series of articles the term "sugar" refers to any concentrated sweet. See the list below.

So, before finding out about the truths and myths of sugar's effect on our bodies, take the following quiz now.

Then click on each question to read the "sugar" articles. Take the quiz again after reading those articles.

Answer true or false for each statement.

Sugar...

True	False	Read the following articles after taking this quiz.
T	F	1.  Eating and drinking sweets can induce high blood fat levels.
T	F	2.  Gives me energy.
T	F	3.  Overloads my adrenal glands, liver, and pancreas.
T	F	4.  Orange juice helps me get well faster when I have an infection.
T	F	5.  Contains a lot of minerals and vitamins that help my body utilize it.
T	F	6.  Helps me stay young looking.
T	F	7.  Causes tooth decay on the inside of my teeth.
T	F	8.  Sweet foods are great gifts to give to people,especially children.
T	F	9.  May cause addiction (once I have some, I want more).
T	F	10.  Helps my body's metabolism stay balanced.
T	F	11.  Eating sweets causes low blood sugar problems.
T	F	12. Is good for my body.

When reading the "sugar" articles keep in mind that sugar refers to any sweetener or sweet food.

Expanded Definition of Sugar Generally the term "sugar" refers to table sugar, scientifically known as sucrose.

On this web page I use the term sugar to include any kind of concentrated sweet such as:

• corn syrup
• fructose
• high fructose corn syrup
• dextrose
• maltose
• sorbitol
• honey
• fruit juice
• sucanat
• date sugar
• maple syrup
• "raw" or "natural" or "Turbinado" sugar, and Florida Crystals

Although each one may have slight variations on how they affect the body, they basically have very similar affects. So, don't fool yourself in trying to search for sugar substitutes after you read the sugar (concentrated sweets) articles.

After reading all of these articles, take the "Sugar Quiz" again. See if your answers are different.

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