What are Sugar Alternatives ?
Why do we need an alternative? Refined sugar has become a drug which we consume day in and day out. Right from our morning breakfast, till dessert sugar forms an important constituent of our diet. Excessive consumption of sugar is now causing chronic health problems in both adults and children. Prolonged consumption of sugar causes health issues like increases glucose levels, Tooth decay, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes., increased cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Developing kids must avoid eating sugar at all cost since it interferes with their hormones and metabolism. While today's new consumer is becoming aware of the ill effects of sugar, Food industry is playing smart. Instead of printing plain sugar in its ingredients list its using different names to represent sugar. What are the different names of sugar? Anhydrous dextrose Brown sugar Confectioner’s powdered sugar Corn syrup Corn syrup solids Dextrose Fructose High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) I...