glukosa itu salah satu nutrisi penting buat otak plik, masa diharamkan sih. mentang2 otak lu ga butuh nutrisi.
--- In proletar@yahoogroups.com, "Bukan Pedanda" wrote: > > > Tapi nggak haram tuh menurut agama Islam.. > > - > > > BBC: > > 26 November 2012 Last updated at 10:02 > > How we became addicted to sugar > By Anne Gibson BBC History > > > We are swamped by sugar. It has crept into all areas of our daily diet, from > the sweet treats we award ourselves to family essentials such as pre-packaged > loaves of bread. > > We know that too much sugar is bad for us, but we are hooked - and sugar is > now so ubiquitous it is hard to believe there was a time when it was not > readily available. > > First discovered growing as a wild grass in the South Pacific around 8,000 > BC, travellers and traders helped spread sugar across the globe. > > For centuries it was regarded as a status symbol, too expensive to be > consumed in great quantities. > A drawing of black slaves harvesting sugar cane, watched over by a white man > holding a whip Slaves from West Africa were forced to work on sugar > plantations > > Britain's love affair with the sweet stuff began in the 1600s. Settlers on > the British colony of Barbados discovered sugar cane thrived in the island's > stony soil where crops of cotton and tobacco had failed. > > Providing three harvests a year, farming sugar cane became a lucrative > business. The discovery prompted a 'sugar rush' with settlers descending on > Barbados - keen to cash in on the wealth it created. > > Mass production of sugar saw Britain grow rich, helping to build the Empire. > > It was physical work. Indentured Scots and Irishmen did much of the hard > graft but they were soon replaced by a cheaper option - slaves from West > Africa. > > It was a dark period in British history, says David Richardson, Professor of > Economic History at the University of Hull. > > "I don't think you can underestimate the importance of sugar to the > development of transatlantic slavery". > > "Six million enslaved Africans were deposited in the West Indies, and yet > when you look at the numbers liberated they're far fewer than six million. > And the reason is... sugar kills slaves in the process of cultivating it and > refining it," he adds. > Find out more > > Addicted to Pleasure reveals the controversial past of sugar, alcohol, > tobacco and opium > In Episode 1 Hollywood actor Brian Cox wants to find out why he is a > diabetic > Broadcast on BBC One Scotland on Monday 26 November at 21:00 GMT > > The slaves were at the mercy of the plantation owners and overseers who had > little regard for their welfare. Even pregnant women were made to work in the > fields, and slaves were not given adequate nutrition. > > "These are guys who are there to make money and get out. The objective of the > system is to produce the sugar, not to provide an easy way of life for the > slaves - as long as you have access to more slaves," adds Prof Richardson. > Affordable for all > " > > For the poor in the 19th century a lot of their calorific intake came > from sugar - they could have been taking in calories from elsewhere that came > with nutrients" > > Dr Annie Gray Food historian > > Advice on sugary foods > > Britain had the monopoly on the sugar cane trade for over a century. During > the Napoleonic wars of the early 1800s the British blockaded France's trade > routes with the Caribbean, leaving the country with low supplies of sugar. > > Keen to find a solution, Napoleon invested heavily in the production of sugar > beet, a relatively new discovery. With 40 sugar beet factories operating > across the country, France once again had its sugar fix. > > It was not long before sugar beet flooded the British market. The price > dropped and by 1850 sugar was finally affordable for all. > > The public could not get enough of this cheap and tasty pick-me-up. From > sweetened tea in the workplace, to meals on the family table, to the new > working class tradition of high tea - sugar soon became indispensable. > > Far from being an unhealthy choice, this new foodstuff played an important > role in family eating habits, says food historian Dr Annie Gray. > > "It's a question of, are your children going to eat that dry bread? No. If > you spread it with a bit of jam can you get them to eat it? Yes." > > It did not take long for sugar to become a household favourite. > Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. The building was built by trader William > Cunninghame, whose fortune was built on the back of slavery. Image licensed > for reuse under the Creative Commons licence. > > Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art building was built using profits from slavery > > How the slave trade left its mark on our streets > > "If you look at the diet of the working class at the beginning of the 19th > century, you're pretty much looking at bread, potatoes, cheese, butter if > you're lucky, maybe a bit of bacon fat," says Dr Gray. > > "By the end you're looking at bread, butter or margarine, jam and cake." > > So addicted were we to this new taste, that at the beginning of the 19th > century we consumed 12 pounds of sugar per head. By the end of the century > that amount had rocketed to 47 pounds per head. > Over-consumption > > But this new-found pleasure came at a price. > > "For the poor in the 19th century a lot of their calorific intake came from > sugar, and the problem with that is they could have been taking in calories > from elsewhere that came with nutrients", says Dr Gray. "Malnutrition among > the poorer classes at the end of the 19th century was awful." > > Malnutrition is not the only health problem for which sugar has some > responsibility. It is known to cause tooth decay, while obesity and high > blood pressure are closely linked to the over-consumption of calories. In > turn they can lead to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. > > Sugar is now so ingrained in our diet it may seem too impossible a habit to > break. > > But Professor Naveed Sattar of the University of Glasgow's School of Medicine > thinks there is some hope in our battle with the sweet stuff. > > "People can take some of the sugar out of their diet and get to a point where > they're eating less sugar in their food or drinks but still enjoy their diet > to the same extent, if not more, by reprogramming their palate." > > Challenging centuries of in-built programming favouring sugar might take a > lot of willpower, but Professor Sattar is confident it can be achieved. > > "Sometimes to re-programme your palate can take a couple of months but > [people] can achieve that change." > > Actor Brian Cox explores the impact of sugar on our diet in Addicted to > Pleasure on BBC Scotland on Monday 26 November at 21:00. > BBC > > BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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