Sugar and spice and everything nice! We all know that sugar has always been used to describe not only the basic "sweet" taste but also to connote something pleasant or desirable e.g., "la dolce vita" which in Italian means "the sweet life" or "the good life". The taste of sugar releases feel-good hormones in the brain which may explain why many people have cravings for sugar.
In reality, sugar has been labelled anything and everything but nice! Sugar as they say is a "killer", "drug", "toxic", "poison", "fatal", "deadly", "evil", "addictive" to name a few. I'm more in favour of "poison" to best describe sugar -- a "poison" is defined as "any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease".
Sugar menace
Health experts are now arguing that sugar is harmful enough to be put in the same category as tobacco and alcohol. Ultimately sugar is a public health crisis and everyone has to make a conscious effort to limit their consumption. Malaysia is the eighth highest sugar consumer in the world and the fourth highest in Asia. The Malaysian government is spending millions of ringgit on trying to educate the public about the dangers of sugar through campaigns and advertisements - a plea to reduce sugar intake. Currently according to statistics, an average Malaysian is consuming about 19 teaspoons of sugar daily! The American Heart Association recommends not more than 6 teaspoons per day of added sugar for women and not more than 9 teaspoons per day for men.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), high intake of sugar is associated with poor health conditions including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, inflammation and high triglyceride levels which are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Men who drank 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't drink any sugar-sweetened drinks, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. "This study adds to the growing evidence that sugary beverages are detrimental to cardiovascular health," said Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., study lead author and professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Harvard school of Public Health in Boston, Mass. "Certainly, it provides strong justification for reducing sugary beverage consumption among patients, and more importantly, in the general population."
"Ignorance is bliss"
Every other day, someone you know is diagnosed with diabetes yet we hardly give it a thought thinking that it might happen to us. Many of us are guilty of skipping regular blood checks. There are millions of people who are unaware that they have high sugar levels. As the saying goes, "ignorance is bliss" - people are happier and more comfortable not knowing the truth. The best way is to lead a healthy lifestyle, have regular blood checks and cut down on sugary beverages.
Sugar diabetes connection
The link between diabetes and sugars is most apparent when researchers look at sugary drink. According to researcher Vasanti Malik and his team from Harvard who summarized results from eight studies involving over 300,000 people concluded that "for each 12oz. serving (a standard can) of a sugar-sweetened beverage you drink a day, you're getting about 15% increased risk for diabetes," says Malik.
Do you know that your regular 3-in-1 hot beverages i.e. white coffee, chocolate malt or tea have massive amount of sugar in them -- averaging between 3-4 teaspoons in each serving! By taking 2 cups or more of these beverages, you would have exceeded your daily sugar quota by the American Heart Association, which is no more 6 teaspoons a day of added sugar if you're a woman and 9 teaspoons a day if you're a man.
Hooray! There's now a range of 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages which includes everyone's favourite white coffee. Other variants available include chocolate malt and oats & cereal which are also popular choices.
Healthy stevia sweetness
Stevia, also known as 'sweet leaf' or Stevia rebaudiana is about 300 times sweeter than sugar but contains no calories. Stevia extract is made from the sweetest part of the stevia leaf which is called Rebiana A (Reb-A).
Even more encouraging for the stevia and diabetes link, stevia has also been shown to increase insulin sensitivity. Meaning, it may reduce insulin resistance, helping the cells use insulin.
Stevia extract has a glycaemic index rating of 0, whereas sucrose has a moderate glycaemic index rating of 65 and glucose has a high glycaemic index rating of 100. The glycaemic index is a system that measures the impact certain carbohydrates have on blood-glucose levels, and in effect, insulin levels. Because stevia has zero rating, it does not raise blood-glucose levels. Thus is an ideal choice for pre-diabetics, diabetics and those concerned about health. Besides being good for health, stevia extract is safe and has no side-effects. In December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially granted GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status to high purity Reb-A for use as a general purpose sweetener.
Did you know that stevia has been approved as a sweetener in Japan since the 70's, and is now the number one sweetener there, with a market share of over 40%? And all this without any reports of unwanted side effects!
Hence, natural low-calorie sweetener using high purity Reb-A from stevia has been found to be safer compared to the potential side-effects that artificial sweeteners carry with them. To date, there are no proven side-effects which unlike artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin carry with them.
Stevia as a natural sweetener does not have the identical taste to sugar; it is still an excellent substitute for cane sugar. (When it comes to sweetness, no other sweeteners whether natural or artificial can ever measure up to sugar as sugar is the 'gold standard' because we are used to taking sugar since birth.)
3-in-1 sugar-free beverages sweetened with stevia extract
We all know how difficult it is to say "NO" to the simple pleasures of drinking coffee or chocolate malt with sugar. It feels as if we're denying our loved ones of savouring life's sweetness. How can we tell them not to add sugar into their drinks without hurting their feelings or seeing the despair on their faces?
Fortunately, there is an answer. Now you can find a range of delicious 3-in-1 sugar-free white coffee, chocolate malt and oats & cereal sweetened with stevia, the natural sweetener-- in independent pharmacies, selected chain pharmacies, grocers as well as mini markets. Look for these 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages and bring healthy sweetness back into your life.
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If you wish to know more about Eversweett 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages, please call EverSweett INFOline 03-6142 6570 (Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm) or email: enquiries@eversweett.com or visit www.eversweett.com
In reality, sugar has been labelled anything and everything but nice! Sugar as they say is a "killer", "drug", "toxic", "poison", "fatal", "deadly", "evil", "addictive" to name a few. I'm more in favour of "poison" to best describe sugar -- a "poison" is defined as "any substance applied to the body, ingested or developed within the body, which causes or may cause disease".
Sugar menace
Health experts are now arguing that sugar is harmful enough to be put in the same category as tobacco and alcohol. Ultimately sugar is a public health crisis and everyone has to make a conscious effort to limit their consumption. Malaysia is the eighth highest sugar consumer in the world and the fourth highest in Asia. The Malaysian government is spending millions of ringgit on trying to educate the public about the dangers of sugar through campaigns and advertisements - a plea to reduce sugar intake. Currently according to statistics, an average Malaysian is consuming about 19 teaspoons of sugar daily! The American Heart Association recommends not more than 6 teaspoons per day of added sugar for women and not more than 9 teaspoons per day for men.
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), high intake of sugar is associated with poor health conditions including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, inflammation and high triglyceride levels which are risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Men who drank 12-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease compared to men who didn't drink any sugar-sweetened drinks, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. "This study adds to the growing evidence that sugary beverages are detrimental to cardiovascular health," said Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., study lead author and professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Harvard school of Public Health in Boston, Mass. "Certainly, it provides strong justification for reducing sugary beverage consumption among patients, and more importantly, in the general population."
"Ignorance is bliss"
Every other day, someone you know is diagnosed with diabetes yet we hardly give it a thought thinking that it might happen to us. Many of us are guilty of skipping regular blood checks. There are millions of people who are unaware that they have high sugar levels. As the saying goes, "ignorance is bliss" - people are happier and more comfortable not knowing the truth. The best way is to lead a healthy lifestyle, have regular blood checks and cut down on sugary beverages.
Sugar diabetes connection
The link between diabetes and sugars is most apparent when researchers look at sugary drink. According to researcher Vasanti Malik and his team from Harvard who summarized results from eight studies involving over 300,000 people concluded that "for each 12oz. serving (a standard can) of a sugar-sweetened beverage you drink a day, you're getting about 15% increased risk for diabetes," says Malik.
Do you know that your regular 3-in-1 hot beverages i.e. white coffee, chocolate malt or tea have massive amount of sugar in them -- averaging between 3-4 teaspoons in each serving! By taking 2 cups or more of these beverages, you would have exceeded your daily sugar quota by the American Heart Association, which is no more 6 teaspoons a day of added sugar if you're a woman and 9 teaspoons a day if you're a man.
Hooray! There's now a range of 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages which includes everyone's favourite white coffee. Other variants available include chocolate malt and oats & cereal which are also popular choices.
Healthy stevia sweetness
Stevia, also known as 'sweet leaf' or Stevia rebaudiana is about 300 times sweeter than sugar but contains no calories. Stevia extract is made from the sweetest part of the stevia leaf which is called Rebiana A (Reb-A).
Even more encouraging for the stevia and diabetes link, stevia has also been shown to increase insulin sensitivity. Meaning, it may reduce insulin resistance, helping the cells use insulin.
Stevia extract has a glycaemic index rating of 0, whereas sucrose has a moderate glycaemic index rating of 65 and glucose has a high glycaemic index rating of 100. The glycaemic index is a system that measures the impact certain carbohydrates have on blood-glucose levels, and in effect, insulin levels. Because stevia has zero rating, it does not raise blood-glucose levels. Thus is an ideal choice for pre-diabetics, diabetics and those concerned about health. Besides being good for health, stevia extract is safe and has no side-effects. In December 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially granted GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status to high purity Reb-A for use as a general purpose sweetener.
Did you know that stevia has been approved as a sweetener in Japan since the 70's, and is now the number one sweetener there, with a market share of over 40%? And all this without any reports of unwanted side effects!
Hence, natural low-calorie sweetener using high purity Reb-A from stevia has been found to be safer compared to the potential side-effects that artificial sweeteners carry with them. To date, there are no proven side-effects which unlike artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin carry with them.
Stevia as a natural sweetener does not have the identical taste to sugar; it is still an excellent substitute for cane sugar. (When it comes to sweetness, no other sweeteners whether natural or artificial can ever measure up to sugar as sugar is the 'gold standard' because we are used to taking sugar since birth.)
3-in-1 sugar-free beverages sweetened with stevia extract
We all know how difficult it is to say "NO" to the simple pleasures of drinking coffee or chocolate malt with sugar. It feels as if we're denying our loved ones of savouring life's sweetness. How can we tell them not to add sugar into their drinks without hurting their feelings or seeing the despair on their faces?
Fortunately, there is an answer. Now you can find a range of delicious 3-in-1 sugar-free white coffee, chocolate malt and oats & cereal sweetened with stevia, the natural sweetener-- in independent pharmacies, selected chain pharmacies, grocers as well as mini markets. Look for these 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages and bring healthy sweetness back into your life.
<< back
If you wish to know more about Eversweett 3-in-1 sugar-free beverages, please call EverSweett INFOline 03-6142 6570 (Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm) or email: enquiries@eversweett.com or visit www.eversweett.com