Ntawm tag nrho cov khoom noj uas peb noj niaj hnub no, refined qab zib yog suav tias yog ib qho txaus ntshai tshaj plaws.
… Xyoo 1997, cov neeg Amelikas tau noj 7,3 billion phaus qab zib. Cov neeg Asmeskas siv $ 23,1 nphom rau qab zib thiab cov pos hniav. Cov neeg Asmeskas nruab nrab noj 27 phaus qab zib thiab cov pos hniav hauv tib lub xyoo - uas yog sib npaug rau li ntawm rau li niaj zaus-loj chocolate tuav ib lub lis piam.
…Kev noj cov zaub mov ua tiav (uas tau ntxiv qab zib) raug nqi rau cov neeg Amelikas ntau dua $54 nphom hauv ib xyoos hauv kev them nyiaj kho hniav, yog li kev lag luam kho hniav tau txais txiaj ntsig ntau los ntawm cov pej xeem txoj kev xav rau cov khoom noj qab zib.
…Hnub no peb muaj ib lub teb chaws uas quav qab zib. Xyoo 1915, qhov nruab nrab noj qab zib (ib xyoos) yog 15 txog 20 phaus ib tus neeg. Niaj hnub no, txhua tus neeg txhua xyoo noj cov suab thaj sib npaug ntawm nws qhov hnyav, ntxiv rau ntau tshaj 20 phaus pob kws phoov.
Muaj qhov xwm txheej uas ua rau daim duab txaus ntshai - qee tus neeg tsis noj khoom qab zib, thiab qee tus neeg noj cov khoom qab zib tsawg dua qhov hnyav nruab nrab, thiab qhov no txhais tau tias. Ib feem pua ntawm cov pej xeem noj ntau cov suab thaj ntau dua li lawv lub cev hnyav. Tib neeg lub cev tsis tuaj yeem zam qhov ntau ntawm cov carbohydrates ua kom zoo. Qhov tseeb, xws li kev tsim txom ua rau lub cev tseem ceeb ntawm lub cev raug rhuav tshem.
… Refined qab zib muaj tsis muaj fiber ntau, tsis muaj zaub mov, tsis muaj proteins, tsis muaj rog, tsis muaj enzymes, tsuas yog khoob calories.
…Refined qab zib yog stripped ntawm tag nrho cov as-ham thiab lub cev raug yuam kom deplete nws cov khw muag khoom ntawm ntau yam vitamins, minerals thiab enzymes. Yog tias koj txuas ntxiv noj qab zib, acidity tsim, thiab txhawm rau txhawm rau txhawm rau rov qab, lub cev yuav tsum tau rho tawm ntau cov zaub mov los ntawm nws qhov tob. Yog hais tias lub cev tsis muaj cov as-ham siv los metabolize qab zib, nws tsis tuaj yeem pov tseg cov tshuaj lom kom zoo.
Cov khib nyiab no khaws cia hauv lub hlwb thiab lub paj hlwb, uas ua rau cov cell tuag. Cov hlab ntshav ua congested nrog cov khoom pov tseg, thiab vim li ntawd, cov tsos mob ntawm carbohydrate lom tshwm sim.