Nutritionally
Speaking
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By Barbara Beznos, RD/LD/N
Integrated Nutrition, LLC
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Dear Barb #3
How did sugars in
the diet become so
complicated and
difficult to under-
stand? — Rachel
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A Day At Camp
JSL seniors enjoy their trek to Butzel Retreat
Center in Ortonville for a day of activities.
WHAT HAPPENS TO
EXCESS SUGAR WE EAT?
Excess sugar:
• Goes into urine to be discarded
• Stores as fat for future use
• Is made into fatty acids to become a triglyceride fat
which later travels to cells, organs, and becomes
stored
• Can even be converted by cells into fat, protein and
fattening glucose
• Can raise blood glucose levels and elevate insulin
levels
• For those who are genetically susceptible, may
contribute to insulin resistance. This sugar then adds
to weight gain, diabetes, or Syndrome X (a metabolic
condition)
• Is oxidized as a glucose molecule and is stored as
glycogen in the liver or muscles
• Is broken down quickly and then releases blood sugar
rapidly The Glycemic Index number for table sugar is
65; which is a high number
• Has been theorized to stimulate fat enzymes that are
responsible for sending storage messages to fat cells
• Too many refined products and sugars can contribute
more calories than needed. In some individuals, this
chain of happenings can proceed to obesity. Excess
sugars can increase risk factors for more serious
disease states. Rapid ups and drops in blood sugar can
change one's emotions; create anxiety, nervousness,
and frustration. This can become an overwhelming
experience.
• Excessive intake of sugar can cause hyperactivity
in some children. On the other hand, it may actually
calm a hyperactive child and keep them more alert,
when taken in very small amounts.
• Sugar can even lead to addition. Some people's body
cannot regulate insulin secretion and therefore cannot
tolerate an excessive amount of glucose. So the stage
is set for insulin resistance.
• The liver, which must remove excess sugar from
the body, becomes over worked that digestion can
become compromised. Too much sugar has been
known to increase GI distress with bloating, cramps,
diarrhea, and sometimes nausea.
• Over consumption of refined sugars can raise blood
glucose levels. This continuous surge can create
destruction of tissue that later becomes a risk factor
for heart disease, neuropathy, yeast overgrowth, lower
immunity, increase of infections, constriction of blood
vessels, and a lowering of good cholesterol.
• Sugar can contribute to tooth decay, which is a conse-
quence of bacteria in the mouth. The role of bacteria
in the mouth is to convert the sugars in carbohydrates
to an acid for digestion. Excess sugar causes damage
instead to the teeth.
• Refined sugar can act like a chemical when used in
excess. It can leech minerals from the body by inter-
fering with pH, altering enzyme functions when sugar
is broken down quickly.
— Barbara Beznos
Ben Opengeym entertains at the bonfire.
Ella Kucherenko, Nataliya Babenko, Valentina Milovantseva, all of Prentis,
and Natalya Sobachkina of Teitel
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Ann Katkowski and Rachel Fox, both
of Fleischman, enjoy a card game by
Arnold Berman of Hechtman and
Leah LaDuke, Meer JOIN intern,
the lake.
head out for a paddle boat ride.
Emma Leonard, JCare
worker, entertains all.
Rachel Fox, 100, of Fleischman
Registered Dietitian
Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (FL)
Contact Barb At.
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Integrated Nutrition, L.L.C.
31731 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 105 E
Farmington Hills, Mi 48334
Phone:
(248) 538-8050
E-Mail:
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Web:
www.integratednutrition.com.3.0
38 August 20 • 2015
JN
Applebaum Fund
Gives $25,000
For Kids' Health
The Applebaum Family Compass
Fund has awarded $25,000 to
United Way for Southeastern
Michigan (UWSEM) to support the
Project for Early Childhood Health,
also known as PEACH.
PEACH, which was developed by
the National Kidney Foundation of
Michigan, offers a set of integrated
strategies for improving the health
and learning readiness of children
living in some of the hardest-hit
neighborhoods in Greater Detroit.
While PEACH presently reaches
2,800 Michigan children annually,
it is working to expand in order to
reach 14,000-15,000 annually.
In some Detroit area neighbor-
hoods, only 19 percent of children
enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Hunger is an important factor.
Insufficient food is associated with
lower grades, higher rates of absen-
teeism, more repeating of grades by
students and a general inability to
focus on school work.
The Project for Early Childhood
Health engages young children
through programs designed to
increase literacy, promote health
and empower families to do what
they need to do to prepare their
children to learn once the children
enter school.
The gift will leverage matching
dollars as part of United Way for
Southeastern Michigan's Social
Innovation Fund.
"The Eugene and Marcia
Applebaum family is known
throughout Greater Detroit for its
significant philanthropic work:'
said Michael J. Brennan, presi-
dent and CEO for United Way for
Southeastern Michigan. "With the
generous support of the Applebaum
family, we will be able to reach
more children in the next year than
otherwise would have been possible
— and potentially change many
more young lives for the better:'
The Applebaum Family Compass
Fund is dedicated to excellence in
education, innovation in identity
building, and the support of critical
unmet social welfare needs, with
a special emphasis on enhancing
the Detroit community Pamela
Applebaum and Lisa Applebaum
serve as presidents of the fund.
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