Sugar and Health
June 19, 2008 by rainier
This is a podcast essentially about cooking techniques but we would like to mention that there are health related issues with eating excess sugar whether it be for diabetics who should approach sugar with great caution and seek advice from a health professional, or the implication that sugar has in obesity.
Sugar provides energy and little else in terms of nutrients. We should limit the amount of sugar that we eat.
Brown sugar is sometimes recommended as being the healthier option but in reality it still only contains small traces of protein and common minerals, these will all be supplied by other foods in a balanced diet. The main reason to use brown sugar is for the flavour which is more interesting than white.
