Real Sugar versus Artificial Sugar

Lisa Morrow

English Composition

Due: October 27th, 2015

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The human body needs sugar in order to work properly, so why have people done

everything they can to get away from it? Artificial alternatives to real sugar do more

harm to the body’s health, than believed. Sweeteners have snuck their way in by

promoting weight-loss, diabetic aid, and over-all better health. But everything included in

the sweetener propaganda is a lie. The body knows how to process sugar and it is time to

stop filling it with deceiving alternatives.

Sugar, also known as glucose, is a carbohydrate that enters the body and

eventually enters the bloodstream. The liver helps control the blood sugar and keeps

everything balanced. Sugar helps create energy, by building up muscle and fat. The

saying that “anything in excess is unhealthy” is very true, in this case. Too much sugar

can create too much fat, and high blood pressure.

Due to the body’s negative response to mass amounts of sugar, majorities of

people look for healthier alternatives. Artificial alternatives can come in chemically

sweetened, or naturally sweetened forms. Most artificial sweeteners have a slower

processing rate, but taste a lot sweeter than regular sugar.

The unfortunate thing about these sugar imposters is that they leave the body

empty handed. When artificial sugars are taken in, the brain releases dopamine and leptin,

which waits to let you know when your calorie intake has reached its capacity. Since

these sweeteners bring the taste, and not the carbs to go with it, the body hungers for even

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more carbs. It seems like the right move, until it needs more and more. Artificial

sweeteners tell the body that it will be fulfilled, yet leaves it empty.

Both real sugar and artificial sugar have pros and cons. Real sugar provides blood

sugar balance, energy, and has a faster release time. Artificial sugar provides a slower

release time to help those with blood sugar issues, and is not a big carbohydrate filler. On

the other side, real sugar works fast, and can create too many carbs. Other sweeteners do

not fulfill needed energy, and in reality have no complete benefit.

So, when the two-faced packets of artificial sugar sit at your table, consider letting

them down gently. In a healthy diet, there is no need for unnecessary, and empty grains

of sweeteners. Just grab the real deal, molasses-full sugar the next time you go to the

grocery store. Give your body what it is asking for, but watch out for the sugar rush.

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Works Cited

"How Artificial Sweeteners Confuse Your Body into Storing Fat." Mercola.com.

Accessed October 13, 2015

"The Liver & Blood Sugar." Diabetes Education Online. Accessed October 13,2015.

"Why Do We Need Sugar in Our Blood?" LIVESTRONG.COM. August 16,

2013. Accessed October 13, 2015.

"4 Dangerous Effects Of Artificial Sweeteners On Your Health." Medical Daily. July 10,

2013. Accessed October 13, 2015.