Bacteria in our mouths feed on Sugar and result in tooth decay.

The yeast overgrowth condition, Candida, is caused directly by another bacteria feeding on sugar as it goes through our bodies. When the pancreas becomes so stressed it is unable to produce the quantity of insulin our bodies need the result is diabetes There are many substitutes out there. Juice of the sugar cane plant (Saccharum officinarum) is processed and refined into the forms we're all familiar with. White sugar is the most heavily processed and contains 16 calories per teaspoon. Here are a few of the natural sweetners that we can substitute. Processed Sugar and How to Avoid It The truth about sugar Sugar is everywhere.

In almost every com packaged food and in all our fast foods, it is hard to escape. I won't go into all the harmful effects of artificial sweeteners here because I'd rather cut straight to the good news. It has absolutely no vitamins or minerals and has a glycemic index of 68.

Our Immune systems are weakened by it and our pancreas is stressed by it as it tries to produce sufficient insulin so that sugar in our blood can be absorbed by our cells and converted to energy.

White sugar, raw sugar, brown sugar and molasses.