Sugar Beet- Sugar and Sucralose

For many Americans, including blacks, and native americans, the consumption of too much raw sugar, or sucrose, can cause diabetes, a serious medical condition. However, this does not have to happen. In fact, much of the American sugar production comes from the processing of Sugar Beets, to produce sugar or sucrose. However, in the processing of Sugar Beets, what happens is that the cellulose, or fiber, naturally found in Sugar Beets is removed. Interestingly, if you simply leave the celllulose or fiber in the Sugar Beet "sugar", sucrlose is produced, rather than sucrose. The monetary cost of producing sucralose rather than sucrose or sugar is dramatically reduced, and nutritionally, sucralose is much better for you. You see, about one half of Sugar Beet Sugar as sucralose, is bonded to cellulose or fiber. Thus, the calorie content of the Sugar Beet sucralose is cut in half, or more, and the bonded sugar stores in the human body in such a way that sugar levels in the blood stream are moderated, eliminating both highs and low blood sugar. In this way, when a person is hungry, the body can do to long term stored sucralose and thus low blood sugar and the related symptoms of light headedness or even losing consciousness are eliminated. In fact, it appears that sucralose is even stored in brain tissue and has a postive effect on mental health. In the United States all soda pop should be made with natural, low calorie, sucralose, instead of raw sugar or saccharine or nutrasweet. (C)Copyright 2010 by Anthony J. Fejfar