Sugar: White Poison.

- Gujarat is the largest sugar consuming state in India. Gujaratis have welcomed many diseases due to excess of sweetness in food

The method of making jaggery from shea radish was first invented in India. Sushruta and Bhavprakash glorified the jaggery with its tonic properties. But over time, that is likely to change. Father of the Nation Gandhiji had expressed concern over the declining consumption of jaggery in 1918. Sugar (sugar) imported from China was responsible for the decline in jaggery consumption.

Boil the juice of sugarcane or beet with lime water, remove its impurities, polish the remaining solution with vegetable charcoal and after taking on such a new, pleasing form in the shiny aspect, sugar went to the fifteenth century. Today, Gujarat is the largest sugar consuming state in India. Gujaratis have welcomed many diseases due to excess of sweetness in food. Let's take a look at the list of such diseases.

1. Excessive amounts of sugar have an inflammatory effect on the body. Experiments performed on dogs by a scientist named Blundell have shown that giving a solution with a concentration of 25% sugar on an empty stomach causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa. And a solution with a concentration of 30% in the stomach causes extreme pain and soreness. In addition, prolonged exposure to sugar can lead to skin disorders. Frequent exposure to sugar cane has been reported by artisans involved in the sugar industry in Africa in the 1940's.

. Consumption of more sugary foods like chocolate, pastries, ice cream and sweets causes tooth decay. Bacteria in the mouth produce lactic acid from exposure to sugar, which damages the enamel coating that protects the teeth, leading to tooth decay. Sugar cough in children can lead to colds, coughs and fevers.

. When too much sugar enters the body, an organ called the pancreas has to produce too much insulin to digest it, and when the organ function is overburdened, its function is disrupted at some point. Excess blood sugar increases. And thus begins diabetes. After entering the bloodstream, the sugar is converted into glycogen and stored in the liver and muscles. Sugar is excreted in the urine of individuals who are unable to convert sugar. Such individuals suffer from sweet urine disease.

. Sugar is a form of carbohydrate. The sugar produced after refining remains only a chemical compound called sucrose. In terms of nutrition, it does not contain proteins, vitamins or minerals. The use of fruits, nuts, honey, rice and wheat in the diet instead of sugar provides such nutrients in abundance. As Dr. Hutchison notes, fruit sugars are better than sugars for adequate sugar intake in the body.

. As sugar enters the body, it is absorbed into the bloodstream after being digested in the intestines. This instantly satisfies hunger. Excessive consumption of food with food causes dyspepsia in the long run.

. One teaspoon (five grams) of sugar contains about twenty calories. Eating too much sugar increases the body's total calories and eventually converts it into fat. Such individuals suffer from obesity or obesity. This increases the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease as cholesterol levels rise.

Take a look at the statements of world dignitaries about sugar. This will help you understand how difficult it can be to use too much sugar in your diet:

1. Dr. Ansari: 'Jaggery is easier to digest and better than white sugar in terms of nutrition.'

. British Medical Journal: Refined white sugar deserves to be discarded.

. Gandhiji: "If something as important as jaggery is found in children's food, you will not be harmed."

. Mahavir Prasad Podar: 'Round like gold, and sugar like white poison.'

. Dr. Hutchison: 'Overcooked sugar invites many diseases.'

. Doctor Edward: 'With sugar. The natural taste of food is suppressed and the sense of taste is destroyed. '

. Dr. Barker and Hoffmann: 'Among the three pathogenic carbohydrates, low or high in vitamins, are almonds, polished rice and sugar. Its consumption impairs mental retardation and development of the child.

Readers, it is advisable to use sugar keeping in mind the needs of the body rather than taste.

- Vismay Thackeray