Sugar is killing us
slowly – study
In the article “Sugar is killing us slowly – study” written
by Fiona Macrae introduces the points that sugar is bad for your health and can
cause various problems. Sugar is in almost all things, it’s uncountable. The
sugar that is in fruits and such is known as the “good sugar”, which is healthy
for you. The “bad sugar” is in candies, donuts, etc. include no health benefits
whatsoever. Sugar is something we eat in almost all foods and drinks; it’s the
main thing that brings the taste and we don’t really look if it’s good or bad.
If you know a little about diet and such, you will come to know that sugar is
now the fatty food and that’s what people try to stay away from who are on a
diet, not fat.
The article says that sugar is like poison and should be
dealt as seriously as cigarettes and alcohol. Scientists are also claiming that
sugary foods and drinks are the cause of heart diseases, cancer, and liver
problems. Furthermore, the report says that the “bad sugar” causes 35 million
deaths around the world and it should be dealt with through the legislation.
The scientists argue that sugary foods and drinks should be doubled their
price, which will avoid their sales, dropping the percentage of illnesses.
Recent studies have proven that obesity is a bigger problem than
malnourishment, which is a very big issue today. The sugar consumption has
tripled and it continues to grow, leading more and more cases of obesity.
The other side of this argument is when other scientists
argue that sugar is only lethal or effective in a bad way is when it’s consumed
in high amounts. They say that it’s fine to consume “bad sugar” from time to
time; however it must be a balanced diet, which should include physical
activity. Another person by the name of Barbara Gallani is on the other side of
things. She says that it’s wrong for us to focus on sugar, while we should be
focusing on fighting diseases and such.
Sugar can be good; however it’s bad in most cases. Sugar
should be dealt with seriously and there should be more awareness around the
world to showcase this issue, whether there are campaigns raising awareness or
it’s being talked about in classrooms. The point of Barbara Gallani is somewhat
weak. That’s because if sugar is causing so many problems and diseases, we
should attempt to stop the creator of the problems, so that there are minimal
cases. If we continue to keep treating the diseases without identifying the
main cause, we’re going nowhere. Sugar is something very serious and the issue
needs to be addressed. Sugar is fine to have once in a while, but it should be
minimal to avoid further complications.
Consuming sugar in general is unavoidable. Increasing the price of sugar is not the best or useful solution to help people from consuming less sugar. Not only does it benefit no one, but it could also anger big companies such as Starbucks or Tim Hortons and others that uses sugar in their beverage or food for the sudden increase of the price. I believe that we should all acknowledge about the possible effects of having to consume a lot of sugar, this way people would realize that sugar could possibly kill us if we go overboard of it. There should be a way for people to realize what the regular amount of sugar that a person can consume so that we could all prevent ourselves from suffering complications by managing and maintaining the amount of sugar that we take in a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteWhere did I say that consuming sugar should be voided? I mentioned in my introduction paragraph that there is a "good sugar" and "bad sugar". I am in no way trying to say avoid sugar. What I'm saying is that you should avoid the "bad sugar", which is in soda for example and other sugary foods/drinks. I then continue on to explain the facts in my body paragraph about "bad sugar". Now raising the price of sugary foods will surely lower the amount of diseases and other health problems. Also, if the big companies are going to be mad, then who cares? We care about our own health rather than their money. As for making people realize, there are various ways of raising awareness. This could be through campaigns, for example. I think you misunderstood my writing, but I hope I clarified it now.
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