Sugar and the Potential Dangers

Created Date: 11-May-2016
 

Last updated: 11-May-2016 
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Sugar is the a delightful reward to add to so many wonderful foods and drinks that we all love.  The deception that is used against everyone is the quantity of it we all potentially consume.  We need to be wise and pay attention to what we eat and drink.  There are so many negatives that hurt and even can kill us in the long run.  It is part of one of the categories of minor weapons that are used which Christians should be wise. 

This topic falls into the category of living our lives to the Glory of God which means treating our body as the Temple of the Holy Spirit.  Remember that the unbelieving world looks to many things in our lives and appearance to mock or possibly witnessed to.  With the exception of physical impairments, birth defects, disease and other types of reasons why we all might not be able to appear healthy as a testament, our first impression of witnessing to someone is the way we look and act.  We all have heard the expression "you might be the only scripture that someone ever reads in their lifetime" so remember how you look is important and Sugar can affect it.

Some "starter" scriptural references:

1 Corinthians 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own
Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Sugar comes in two forms in most of our foods and drinks which is sucrose and high fructose corn syrup.  Here are some things for you to consider:

1 Sugar contains calories with zero essential nutrients such as proteins, essential fats, vitamins or minerals.  It does give energy which can be potential used for good reasons.
2 Sugar is known to cause many types of diseases.
3 Sugar can overload your Liver.  When Sugar enters our bodies in the digestion system, it is broken down into Glucose and Fructose.  Glucose is all living cells on our planet where our bodies produce it.  Fructose is not produced in our bodies and there is no physiological need in our body to have it. 
4 Sugar can cause Insulin Resistance which is a predecessor to Diabetes 
5 Sugar can give you Cancer.  Scientists doing research believe that the higher levels of insulin from sugar consumption can contribute to Cancer.  (There is much more to this which you should do your own research.)
6 Sugar can become very addictive because it can release Dopamine in our brains.

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