The sugar diaries - troubles of the sweet tooth.
When I was a kid, we had different sweets for every season. Whether it be Rasgulla and kulfi (ice cream) in summer or gajar halwa (carrot pudding), til laddoo, gajak, etc. in winter, or Ghevars and choorma in monsoons, every season had its own special sweet. We were allowed to overindulge in these seasonal delicacies as kids until our excesses sent us straight to the dentist's waiting rooms. While growing up, I saw most people in my family struggling with Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity, Heart disease, and even cancer. I wondered how to prevent or delay them as they tend to run in families. I came across a staple that is kept in every kitchen worldwide and is used at alarming levels in the food processing industry. Sugar Sugar comprises two molecules of sucrose. Sucrose is an easily assimilated macronutrient that provides a quick source of energy to the body, provoking a rapid rise in blood glucose upon ingestion. Its exc...