simple sugars

Sugar Health Risks, Addiction, Diseases, Ways to Quit

Few edible additives has been at the center of research and media reports in recent years as much as sugar. This white substance that we often take for granted is no known to be associated with a host of health risks that can lead to diseases, some of which are fatal. There is also evidence that sugar use may be linked to >> Read More ...

Sugar Types: Monosaccharides (Simple Sugars)

Monosaccharides – Simple Sugars Monosaccharides (Gk. mono- = single, saccharide = sugar) have only single sugar unit in their structure. They are called simple sugars, since they cannot be split into substances that would still have characteristics of a sugar. Monosaccharide units can combine together to form >> Read More ...