drinking soda<\/strong><\/a> may increase Type 2 diabetes and is also responsible for tooth decay.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHigh fructose corn syrup is also found in most chocolate drinks, condiments, ice cream, bakery goods, yogurt, and cereal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High fructose corn syrup masquerades under the name of crystalline fructose in flavored waters and energy drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The human body does not metabolize high fructose corn syrup. In fact, it disables the body’s ability to recognize when its full and instead, increases a person’s appetite. By digesting high fructose corn syrup, you are increasing your risk for metabolic syndrome, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It increases your risk of developing a serious disease and it not recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When fructose is consumed, the uric acid in the bloodstream rises and blocks insulin. Insulin regulates how the both will use and store sugar for energy. If uric acid levels are high, serious health risks may develop over time including high blood pressure, obesity, and elevated blood cholesterol levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Sweeteners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Gums will also contain other sugars denoted with the suffix “-ose” and\/or “-ol”. These harmful sugars include gluc(ose), sucr(ose), dextr(ose), fruct(ose), mannit(ol), sorbit(ol), malit(ol), and xylit(ol). All of these sugars are suspect. Your ‘-ose’ ending sugars are derived from fruits and your ‘-ol’ ending sugars are derived from grains or even wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Color Lake Dyes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The various ‘color lake’ dyes such as blue lake, green lake, red lake, and yellow lake are all derived from petroleum and are known to be dangerous due to its carcinogenic properties. Normally used for textile dying, lake dyes are industrial agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Petroleum is derived from rocks or stones. Even though rocks are not typically considered a food product, they become one when you use petroleum to make gum. Believe it or not, the federal government actually defines chewing gum as food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gum is made from synthetic rubber and plastic and therefore cannot be assimilated by the human body nor do they provide essential nutrients. Therefore this food product cannot repair the body, promote growth of the body, or maintain the human body. Therefore, gum should not be considered a food product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, the artificial sweeteners used in most commercial gums are 200-300 times sweeter than regular sugar. The petroleum-based lake dyes are derived from rocks and should not be considered food. The body cannot digest gum and even if it could, gum does not provide any essential nutrients that the body can benefit from. It does not repair, nourish, or sustain the human body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The chemical BHT is used as a preservative in gum. It is also found in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber, petroleum fluid, jet fuel, and embalming fluid. In some cases, gum will contain two embalming fluids, aspartame and BHT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Habitual Chewing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Due to the constant chewing and grinding of the teeth, chewing gum destroys the teeth. Some people believe that chewing gum strengthens your teeth but this is certainly not the case. Some brands may provide less harmful products with minimal sugar, but all of them are harmful to the teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most Americans don’t have a clue that they are habitually chewing gum due to tension. They have been trained that something must always go into the mouth, that they must always be chewing or chomping down on something. Many people have an oral fixation but are totally oblivious and unconscious of this fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chewing gum promotes the desire to continuously eat. Gum causes the body to produce digestive juices (hydrochloric acid) in preparation of eating solid food, which can lead to digestive problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contrary to popular belief, you cannot whiten teeth by chewing gum. All those brands that purport to whiten teeth while chewing gum are simply exploiting people with stained teeth whose teeth most likely became stained from drinking soda pop, drinking coffee, and\/or smoking cigarettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n If you must chew gum, you should purchase the product from a health food store with moderately safe ingredients, brands such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peelu<\/li> Glee Gum<\/li> Spry, and<\/li> Xylichew<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThey are made with far better and safer ingredients than the common commercial brand gums.<\/p>\n
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