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The holidays are now over and you’ve probably had your share of cookies, cakes, pies and chocolates. There is more sugar in our diets now than ever before and it’s ubiquitous in what we eat and drink. This abundance is no accident and now there is growing concern over the addictive nature of sugar and the resulting health impact. This underscores the need for healthier beverages like Syfo that contain no sugar or artificial sweeteners.
According to this op-ed piece in the New York Times, research shows that an abundance of sugar consumption can lead to cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver disease, hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and more. Yet we continue to eat and drink sweet concoctions and enjoy it. The reason, some say, is that sugar is addictive – and the way the food industry uses it builds and encourages this addiction.
In animal studies, sugar created the same symptoms exhibited by substance addiction: cravings, tolerance and withdrawal. Additionally, sugar can make neurochemical changes in the brain and stimulate brain pathways just like an opioid drug. And like cocaine and nicotine, once we have it in our system we crave it and feel we need that sugar.
Compounding the problem is that added sugar is showing up in our diet more and more – more than half of all packaged food contains sugar in some form. According to the same New York Times article, the average American consumes 8 to 16 ounces of sugar each day (¼ to ½ a pound) and one can of soda has more sugar than most people would consume in an entire year a few hundred years ago. Plus some of the forms of sugar being used, including high fructose corn syrup and beet sugar, have been shown to have additional negative health effects.
So how do we combat this addiction and get clean? If better health is part of your New Year’s resolution, consider decreasing the amounts of refined and added sugar in your diet. Avoid processed foods when you can and be sure to read the label – that will help you stay clear of harmful additives like high fructose corn syrup. Instead of reaching for cookies as a snack, try a handful of fresh berries or baked apple chips. Using honey as a natural sweetener is also great alternative to refined sugar.
And of course, instead of drinking soda try any of Syfo’s Naturally-Flavored Sparkling Waters or mixing Syfo Original Seltzer with real fruit juices. Made with purified water, all of our products contain no sugar, artificial sweeteners, sodium, preservatives or any other additives.
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"I’ve been hooked on Syfos for years. It’s SO much better than other seltzers or expensive sparkling waters. We get it at our local Publix in Florida. When we first started buying it many years ago, they kept running out. We asked them if they could increase their stock, and they did! So if you don’t see it in your local store, just ask."
For all you adults Happy Halloween! A truly wicked brew, this is for you. Try it today!
