Sucrose is the natural sweetener that has been consumed by people for the longest time and in the largest quantities, and it gives our tastebuds a pleasant treat. However, sucrose is high in calories and excessive intake of sucrose has been identified as a significant contributor to many modern diseases. For example, it can directly contribute to obesity and tooth decay, and has also been linked to the development of diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (Beijing Stevia Co., Ltd. takes you through the mystery of how cane sugar is harmful to the human body)
Sucrose is a polysaccharide that is hydrolysed into glucose and fructose when it enters the body, leaving aside the fact that excess glucose is converted into fat. In the case of fructose alone, it is not used directly by the body, but is transported to the liver, which converts fructose into fat. Most of this fat remains in the liver, which over time can lead to a fatty liver. Worse still, fructose makes the muscle cells resistant to insulin and the muscle cells have difficulty using glucose for energy, which will eventually lead to a result where we will feel hungry easily and eat more and more food at each meal, eventually gaining weight.
The human body is very intelligent and experiments have shown that when a person even thinks about sweets for a moment, the pancreas will secrete a lot of insulin, causing the blood sugar in the bloodstream to drop and making every cell in the body ready to receive sugar. Even if one is not hungry in the first place, the desire to eat will arise when one sees a sweet treat. When we see a sweet treat, our brain secretes a small amount of dopamine, which prompts us to eat it. When we take the first bite of the sweet treat, dopamine is secreted in large amounts and we feel happy, but it's not really how good the sweet treat is, it's just dopamine. With each subsequent bite, less and less dopamine is secreted and we slowly feel that the sweet in our hands is not very tasty.
In the two hours after eating sweets, the human brain is in a state of excitement, but as the body's blood sugar gradually decreases, the brain's excitement level gradually decreases until it falls below normal levels, at which point the human mood also changes from excitement to negative depression until the next time we eat sweets, and then the process from excitement to depression and sluggishness begins again.
The modern food industry is making people consume more sucrose in their lives without realising it. If you are interested in trying a sugar substitute product, we are sure you will have a different experience, please feel free to contact Beijing Stevia Co., Ltd. for a quote.
