Beware sugar comes in many guises

Sonia Jones ND from the Haven Spa and Health Clinic

Sugar in its many disguises -

words ending in ‘ose’

Fructose (do not confuse concentrated fructose as being the same as found in fresh fruit)

Lactose

Dextrose

Glucose

Sucrose

Levulose

Galactose

Maltose

Dextrins

Dextrans

words ending in ‘ol’

Mannitol

Sorbitol

Xylitol

Others -

Corn syrup

Concentrated Cane Juice

Cane juice

Malto-dextrins

HFCS (high fructose corn syrup, found in so many processed foods and is highly concentrated)

Then there are Honey and Maple syrup – they act like sugar in the body.