2nd blog of January

You should enjoy being young because when you eat a lot of sugar it may accelerate the aging process.  A 2009 study found a positive relationship between glucose consumption and the aging of our cells.  Aging of the cells consequently can be the cause of something simple as wrinkles to something as dire as chronic disease.  But there is other alarming evidence that sugar may affect the aging in your brain as well.  A 2012 study found that excess sugar consumption was linked to cognitive health.  A 2009 study in rats showed similar findings.  A 2013 study estimated that 180,000 deaths worldwide may be attributed to sweetened beverage consumption.  While you may be aware that too many calories from any source will be stored fat if not burned, what you may not connect is the lack of other nutrients in sugar actually makes it easier to eat gobs of it with no physical effects to warn us of the danger that lurks.  Food rich in fiber, fat and protein all have been associated with increased fullness.  Sugar will give you the calories, but not the feeling that you've had enough.  That's why you can have an entire king-size bag of licorice with it's sky high gycemic index at the movies and come out afterwards ready to go for dinner.