Is there anything wrong with not eating sugar? From morning tea to sweets. Sugar adds sweetness not only to our food, but also to our lives. Without this sugar, we would not be able to eat foods like sweets, chocolate, cakes or soft drinks. But where did this sugar come from and how did it reach our kitchen? Sugar and then brown sugar were first made in India from sugarcane juice. Historical books and various reports from India and abroad provide evidence of this. According to a research report titled ‘A History of Sugar: The Food Nobody Needs, But Everyone Craves’ published by the British media outlet network ‘The Conversation’, sugar was made in India around 2,500 years ago, i.e. 500 BC. From here, the technology to make it spread eastwards to China and reached the Middle East via Iran. In the first century, the historian Pliny the Elder, who wrote the encyclopedia ‘Naturalis Historia’, said that Indian sugar was better than sugar made in Arabia. It is said that sugar first reac...
The reason, is that increases bad cholesterol People cringe at the mention of cholesterol. But cholesterol is one of the essential elements for our body. In particular, cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) found in our cells. It is necessary for the structure of the outer layer (cell membrane) of every cell in the body. It is good cholesterol. Cholesterol has a role and a need for proper blood flow in the blood vessels and in the structure of the body's cells. But if the amount of cholesterol in the blood is more than what is needed, it accumulates in the blood vessels, liver, and heart. In particular, it accumulates in the blood vessels, and narrowing of the blood vessels leads to poor blood flow, which can increase the risk of stroke, heart attack, and heart disease. There are mainly two types of cholesterol. HDL cholesterol, which works well in the body, and bad LDL cholesterol, which can have a bad effect on the body. Good cholesterol, which is called 'HDL', prevents th...