Billions of gallons of soda drinks are consumed by people every year. While many individuals are aware of the long-term harmful effects of such soda or carbonated drinks, they do not consider to quit drinking them. If you also find this surprising, then here are some facts to let you know the reasons why people do not think of leaving soda over their health.
We generalize ants as if they all eat the same type of food and inhabit same places. The truth is that there are over 2000 different types of ants and the different species live in different places. Ants are there in the hot desserts and you will find them even in snowy, mountain regions. Their food habits widely differ from each other. Ants are very social insects and they hoard food for future use. They work in groups and hunt for foods over a large region. Often we observe how ants get hold of tiny pieces of sugar and bread. They seem to love anything sweet and sugary. This is mainly because sweet things provide glucose and energy.
Every machine or engine needs some sort of fuel and for our body and mind sugar acts as the fuel. We need sugar in our blood for staying active and healthy. Our every activity makes us spend some amount of energy. Our mind is always active, except the time when we are sleeping but even then our mind controls the body functions and makes us dream. The brain requires sugar all the time for producing energy with the help of oxygen. Blood is the carrier of sugar or glucose and if tested at any point of time some amount of sugar will be found in our blood.
Generally the sweetening white or brown colored substance added to food is considered to be sugar. The truth is that sugar is a form of carbohydrate that is present in most foods that we consume daily. In all the vegetables and fruits there is sugar and avoiding it can be practically difficult and even impossible. We need sugar because it provides us with energy. Our body absorbs glucose or sugar from all sorts of food after digestion has been completed. This absorbed sugar is then stored in our body for future use and sent to all the body cells.
