Sugar is one of the most controversial issues when it comes to health. Sugar can be natural coming straight from nature like in fruits so how could it be bad for you? That is very wrong probably coming from someone uneducated about sugar. Large intakes of sugar lead to a boatload of diseases like high cholesterol levels, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. With all this knowledge you would think natural sugar is the major controversy however that is only half the story. These artificial sweeteners and sugar replacements play the same roll in your body as regular sugar would. They boost sugar levels sending the same signals to the body and brain. In fact, they turn off your body’s appetite-control, not letting you know when you’re full so you just keep eating and eating (source). Large corporations disguise sugar with sugar “substitutes” so people will see a large complex word like High-Fructose Corn Syrup or aspartame and not make the connection of having something unhealthy like sugar in it. Industries will make new artificial sweeteners as fast as you can find out about what the previous ones are to trick consumers into buying their product. Studies have shown that these artificial sweeteners can actually be worse than regular sugar causing obesity, brain tumors, bladder cancer, and many other health hazards (source). The artificial sweeteners and sugary foods are not just targeted at the buyers however children too. You may think well how could they be targeting the children if the parents are the ones buying the food? Large corporations don’t just focus on making a sale they are looking for lifetime customers. Sugar is not just any other food; it is a drug, a highly addictive drug. They do this by using TV commercials, internet ads, and games for marketing to lure in children on a path of childhood obesity to continue on for the rest of their lives (Example). In this example we see how Twinkies (a very unhealthy sugary snack) uses Shrek a beloved cartoon character loved by children to get children to eat their product. After reading all this information will you still eat sugar?
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