Candy Qandi

I think I am a bad influence to Cousin Brother. Earlier on I have a secret stash of food under my table due to tie me over while I wait for dinner. One day cousin Bro bring a jar of months for me to try. They are the new minty M&Ms.

Me: Nice!

Bro: They are my new favorites.

Me: You got this from the snack cupboard?

Bro: Wha..? NO... this is my own private stash.

Me: Since when you have a private stash?

Do you know candy originated from the Arab word Qandi which means sugar confection? What gave sugar its yummy sweetness is the fructose content. Table sugar or sucrose, is made of equal portions of glucose and fructose. Although glucose is metabolized by cells all throughout the body, fructose is processed primarily in the liver. If you eat too much in quickly digested forms like soft drink...which I am drinking while blogging, the liver breaks down the fructose and produces fats called triglycerides. In time, your fat liver will turn dysfunctional.* When the liver shut down, you can kiss your life goodbye.

So people, let the sweet stay in your personality and not in your gut.

*Source: National Geography Aug 2013