Brown Sugar

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Definición

Usually a mixture of white sugar derived from sugar cane or sugar beet and molasses. Unrefined brown sugar is typically less processed than white sugar. Refined brown sugar may be white sugar with molasses added back in.

También conocido como

Raw Turbinado Cane Sugar

Impacto en la salud

Excessive added sugar intake is associated with adverse health conditions, including obesity, metabolic syndrome, and inflammatory diseases. Excessive sugar consumption may trigger neuroadaptations in the brain that decouple eating behavior from caloric needs and leads to compulsive overeating. The American Heart Association suggests an added-sugar limit of no more than 24 grams of sugar for most women and no more than 36 grams of sugar for most men each day.