Sugar in the Diet is as useful as..... It’s quite late on a Sunday night and I find myself doing some last minute packing before departing tomorrow morning for the south of France. I personally am just packing the essentials however my older brother seems to think there will be a need for the 5 jumpers he is putting into his case, at a predicted 36 Degrees I’m thinking his knitwear may prove pretty useless. This then got me thinking, what else do people incorporate in their lives that really are not needed…hmmmm….???…watches that say they go to 500m below sea level, stringed vests and lastly sugar. Yes the latter is terrible; sugar has so many detrimental affects to the body, infact:  Sugar is needed in the diet about as much as trump scented perfume, since it causes blood glucose to spike and plummet Sugary foods/ High Glycaemic Index/ Fast releasing carbohydrates cause blood sugar levels to become unstable thus leading to mood swings, headaches, fatigue, cravings and therefore fat gain. Since any sugar that enters your ‘pie hole’ (mouth) causes a rise in blood sugar levels and also endorphins (feel good hormones) so you feel fantastic for a few minutes until your blood sugar levels drop dramatically. This is not a nice feeling and so you go for some more sugary foods to pick you up again, and so the craving cycle and journey to Chubsville begins. Sugar is needed in the diet about as much as Solar panelled flashlight since sugar interferes with the body’s immune system Now research on this topic is still somewhat vague however scientists do know that bacteria and yeast feed on sugar and that, “when these organisms get out of balance in the body, infections and illness are more likely.” Sugar is needed in the diet about as much as Condoms when trying for a baby since sugar increases the risk of obesity, Type II diabetes, heart disease and forms of cancer Research has revealed that the more Sugary foods/ High Glycaemic Index/ Fast releasing carbohydrates you consume the higher your risk of becoming obese. And obesity is directly related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and different forms of cancer. Sugar is needed in the diet about as much as Stairs in a bungalow since a high-sugar diet often results in chromium deficiency.  If your diet consists of a lot of Sugary foods/ High Glycaemic Index/ Fast releasing carbohydrates chances are you don’t get enough of the mineral Chromium inside that body of yours. This is bad news; since Chromium’s main function is regulate blood sugar levels (permit me to refer you back to my first point entitled ‘Sugar is needed in the diet about as much as trump scented perfume’ to remind you what unstable blood sugar levels lead to.) Foods containing chromium include a variety of plant, animal and seafoods but sugary foods strip these foods of their chromium supplies. Furthermore processed refined foods often have the chromium extracted, why food companies do this? I haven’t the foggiest, but the idiots do, haha. Once again I thank thee for reading through the ramblings of a nutty Englishman, haha, until next time…I bid you adieu x   More articles by Ross: Cardio Training, Science of Fat Loss, Getting a 6 Pack, Thoughts on Fat Loss Supplements, Water Retention, Water for Tight Abs, Core Exercises, Mankinds way of preventing obesity