Contents:
- Medical Video: Is Brown Sugar Healthier Than White Sugar ?
- What is refined sugar?
- What is the difference between white sugar and refined sugar?
- Why is refined sugar dangerous?
- Refined sugar is prohibited by the government
Medical Video: Is Brown Sugar Healthier Than White Sugar ?
Sugar is something that is difficult to separate from our daily lives. You probably already know that we should reduce sugar consumption as much as possible, but also pay attention to the type of sugar you consume. Some sugars, especially refined sugars, can cause a rise in blood sugar in a short time. This increases the risk of diabetes and other chronic disease problems.
Actually what is refined sugar? Consider the following review.
What is refined sugar?
Refined sugar is sugar that has a whiter color with a higher level of purity. The large amount of food you eat actually contains sugar that has this high purity level. This type of sugar can cause various health problems such as fat and cholesterol.
What is the difference between white sugar and refined sugar?
Raw sugar as the first processed product is sucrose which is synthesized from sugar cane and cannot be consumed directly. Once processed again, raw sugar will become refined sugar.
At processing to become sugar, molasses or thick liquid containing sugar has been removed. Making refined sugars starts from the soaked raw sugar crystals, to be softened in concentrated syrup. This is done to remove the brown layer on the crystal without making it dissolve.
The crystal is clean, then mixed into the liquid which is then filtered from the remaining impurities. The liquid sugar solution is then boiled and cooled to form white sugar crystals.
This sugar is widely used in various industries because it is purer and looks cleaner than raw sugar.
Why is refined sugar dangerous?
If you consume this sugar, your body will need complex B vitamins, calcium, and magnesium to digest this sugar, because the purity is very high.
This causes your body to suddenly "steal" the availability of complex B vitamins from the nervous system, taking calcium and magnesium from bones and teeth which can cause osteoporosis or other health problems.
You will experience bone loss if you consume refined sugar continuously.
Another danger is that the risk of diabetes is very high because it is easily broken down into glucose and causes hyperglycemia (a state of sugar too high in the blood) or you will also experience hypoglycemia (a low blood sugar condition), because the body releases excess insulin .
Refined sugars that can take B vitamins complex from nerves are thought to be the cause of depression and behavioral irregularities. Although there is no further research on this matter.
Refined sugar is prohibited by the government
Based on the Decree of the Minister of Industry and Trade NO 527 / MPT / KET / 9/2004, refined sugar is only intended for industry and is not intended for direct consumption because it must go through the process first.
This sugar contains a lot of fermented ingredients, causing health problems. Refined sugar consumed directly causes aging of the skin through the natural process of glycation.
The glycation process is when sugar molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream during the digestive process and close protein molecules on the skin. The more glycation process is experienced, the skin becomes darker and duller and affects the protein molecules that produce collagen and elastin.
