Sugar

WHAT CAN TOO MUCH SUGAR DO?

• Cause diseases such as:
• Type 2 diabetes
• Obesity
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease

Why do we want sugar so badly?

• Our bodies are hard wired for sugar
• We have more than 10,000 taste buds
• We have taste buds all over our body
• From our mouth to our pancreas
• That live and feed off of sugar

How has sugar been used in the Past?

• Sugar can be taken from corn, sugarcane, and beets
• It was discovered in New Guinea, 10,000 years ago
• Used in India for medicine, and Persia for the Royals
• Sugar was also used by the early Muslims for worship
• In 1500, the Arabs made sugar the industry it is today

What Do Scientists Know About Sugar?

• At Monell they tested this in an experiment
• It tested the "bliss point" of people's sugar intake
• The "Bliss point" is how much sugar they can take
• They tested of 300 individuals for Bliss Points
• They observed on 6 year old girl named Tatyana

"Bliss Point"

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