Tagatose and Diabetes

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Misty L. Trepke

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Tagatose and Diabetes

 

A sugar called tagatose is one of the next things that will be

appearing on the horizon for products labeled under the pseudo

hygienic appellations of " light " , " lite " , " low calorie " , " SUGAR

FREE " , " SUGARLESS " , " low fat " , " low sodium, " " etc. " The only true

hygienic starting point, in this day and age of universal deceit, if

you want good foods that are optimum for you your health, is: " Start

with fruit, grains, nuts, and vegetables simply and wholesomely

prepared FROM SCRATCH at home!

 

When you look tagatose's opening list of uses, the deceit is already

apparent. Tagatose is a sugar naturally found in small amounts in

milk. The initial FDA proposal states the use of fungal enzymes in

the preparation of this product, in its manufacture from lactose.

The recent history of FDA regulation is such, that once an industry

gets it nose in the door via the initial go ahead, it runs wild in

its future applications of that approval in an entirely unbridled

manner. The initial use of stannous fluoride to get " fluoride " into

toothpaste is an example. It was subsequently replaced with sodium

fluoride in unacceptably high doses, which is just rat poison! It

is also a mitochondrial poison which makes fluoride just deadly for

diabetics! The only true resolution of this poison's presence in our

future is to take it off the market, and out of our water supplies,

because it seriously worsens bone and teeth problems instead of

helping them any way. The fungal enzymes proposed for the

manufacture of tagatose , are in their own right, hazardous to any

who may have fungal based allergies/hypersensitivities, which is

almost everyone! We are not assured that these enzymes are not from

genetically engineered organisms, which they likely are. A quick

scan of the literature reveals that numerous processes for using

other, genetically engineered organisms to produce tagatose, are

already proposed and patented!

 

The tagatose molecule is a fructose molecule which has a hydroxyl

group, and a hydrogen atom in reversed position on the carbon chain

at the fourth carbon atom from the end of the chain. The sought

after effect of this reversal is that the active transport of the

tagatose through the wall of the small intestine is blocked.

However, about twenty percent of the tagatose is absorbed through

the wall of the stomach, which is a passive absorption. In times of

delayed stomach emptying, such as occurs when stomach emptying is

physiologically delayed by the pyloric valve at the end of the

stomach in response to high blood sugars, the tagatose will be

absorbed through the stomach wall in increased amounts, making its

low calorie effect for diabetics much less of a reality. Sucrose,

regular old table sugar, (commonly from sugar cane, or sugar

beets), offers greater benefits to diabetics without the hazards

afforded by tagatose, and sucrose is not passively absorbed through

the stomach wall because it is a disaccharide.

 

One of the benefits for which tagatose is to be foisted off on

diabetics is that it will lower the " glycemic index " of a given

amount of glucose in the diet. This is because that portion of it

which is absorbed metabolizes very similarly to fructose. A mix

of glucose and fructose causes a lesser elevation of blood glucose

levels than the same amount of glucose alone. Yes, (AND, This is a

point I have been trying to make, and which I have been trying to

get across to the medical profession for thirty years, AND which

many diabetics have figured out for themselves for many more years.)

the two sugars (glucose, and fructose) together in diabetics cause

lower blood sugar levels than the same amount of glucose alone!

Yes double the sugar in this manner, and you get far superior

results in the diabetic! Yes, SUGAR, (regular old table sugar) is

good for diabetics. Sucrose is one molecule of glucose and one

molecule of fructose linked together as a disaccharide, which is not

directly absorbed through the stomach wall, and thus is subject to

pyloric control, which fructose, glucose, and tagatose are not.

Sucrose is thus the preferred, and superior sugar for diabetics! The

others are not! Sucrose, is of course empty calories, as are the

all the other refined simple sugars, so both the diabetic, and non

diabetic alike should use all of them judiciously, and only as part

of a well balanced diet.

 

In the dietetic treatment of Diabetes, sugars other than glucose or

carbohydrates that break down into glucose, which requires insulin

to transport it across cell walls, are often called, " alternate

sugars " because they can get into the cells even though the insulin

is tied up by auto antibodies, or is otherwise unavailable for this

essential transport. This lets them serve as fuel for the

mitochondria to manufacture ATP. ATP provides energy to the body,

and in turn burns body fats as fuel. " Fats burn in the flame of

Carbohydrates. " This normalization of the metabolism by " alternate

sugars " is very helpful to diabetics. With the need for sugar's ATP

met, the blood sugar levels drop because the body is no longer in a

metabolic crisis where it breaks down it proteins to form more

glucose. This unfortunate situation is called gluconeogenesis.

 

The proposed uses of tagatose are as a beneficial " alternate sugar "

for diabetics because of the above mentioned improvement

in " glycemic index " , and as a reduced calorie sugar because of its

lessened digestive absorption, and as a flavor enhancer to be used

with other low calorie artificial sweeteners. Only the absorbed

portion of tagatose offers any benefit to diabetics, which is less

than the benefit of a similar intake of sucrose because tagatose has

so many accompanying problems for the diabetic, and non diabetic

alike. Other, more complex carbohydrates and sugars such as inulin

offer greater benefits because they can be ingested in their

naturally occurring forms, which are not empty calories, as are all

refined sugars and starches. These alternate, and unrefined sugars

and carbohydrates do not have the extreme digestive upsets

accompanying their use that those amounts of tagatose, which will

realistically be ingested to gain the sought after goals do.

 

The information available clearly points to sucrose as superior in

all these roles. Even the lowest effective doses of tagatose

metabolically increase the production of uric acid, and thus produce

hyperuricemia, (elevated levels of uric acid in the blood stream).

Those wishing to sell tagatose to us blandly assure us its use will

not aggravate or produce gout. I am waiting with great skepticism to

see that become a reality! Moreover, with regards to this and the

other mentioned side effects, they are basing their benign forecasts

on a projected consumption of 6 grams per person per person per DAY,

while their proposed uses reveal that even minimal dosages for the

proposed uses, will lead to dosing the user with 75 plus grams per

MEAL, for each proposed USE! Aspartame is a poison which has no

legitimate commercial use, and tagatose is proposed to be used to

make it and other artificial sweetener combinations more palatable.

6 grams per day would have no such effect.

 

The only realistic answer to the Aspartame problem is to get

Aspartame off the market, the public back to the healthy dietary

outlook initially proposed, and mentally freed from all of the

dietary " Kicks " which the foods chemical industry is proposing to

push their unwholesome nostrums. Every proposed use for tagatose

is flawed from its very inception, specifically damaging, and

hazardous, when already well known scientific bases for relating to

diabetes are scrutinized.

 

Hyperuricemia is an unhealthy, and unacceptable result from

ingesting tagatose: For everyone. It is an especially hazardous

perspective with regards to diabetes because hyperuricemia is

damaging to the pancreas as well as implicated in creating many other

body organ damages, and Disease states. So why " screw around " with

the many " kicks " the pharmaceuticals and food chemicals industries

would get us off unto to entice us to use their unwholesome and

dangerous nostrums. When you want sugar, use sugar in appropriate

amounts. This is the healthiest way to live. The catch phrases

previously mentioned, are only used to get you to take dangerous

chemicals, such as tagatose, and Aspartame into your body, while you

are misled to believe that you are thereby doing something hygienic,

and beneficial, while just the opposite is, in truth, the case.

 

A clearer understanding of the diabetic condition will lead to the

selection of the correct options for treating diabetes. Diabetes is

not " too much sugar " , nor a condition best appreciated as " high

blood sugar levels " . The best, safest, and most practical conception

of the diabetic condition is: that it is a combination of genetic,

immune, and mitochondrial damage which leads to a deficiency of

carbohydrate metabolism, and a deficiency of the mitochondrial

production of ATP (adenosine tri phosphate). This causes the neuro

endocrine system to respond by elaborating a hormonal response

designed to break down proteins into glucose to satisfy the

perceived need for more sugar. Sugar is used less efficiently in the

diabetic. Some is even wasted in the urine. So diabetics need

relatively more sugar. The sugar metabolism needs to be augmented by

the use of a high carbohydrate diet. Specific strategies to augment

the sugar metabolism are also necessary.

 

1. Insulin and/ or other medications such as sulfonylureas must

be used to augment the sugar metabolism. The true goal being to

produce normal mitochondrial production of ATP from carbohydrate

metabolism.

2. The dietary use of carbohydrate sources which provide sugars

such as fructose, and inulin which do not require insulin to carry

them into the cell is helpful.

3. Sucrose which provides an optimum mixture:1:1 of glucose and

fructose is helpful.

4. Inulin, (not be confused with insulin), is a polysaccharide

chain of fructose molecules with sucrose molecules on the ends of

the chains, which the body breaks down to provide this optimum mix of

glucose and fructose. Inulin is obtained from the roots of

artichokes, burdock, butterbur, carline and other thistles, chicory,

comfrey, dandelion, echinacea, elecampane, and salsifies. The plants

and flowers of artichokes also contain inulin.

5. Some species of cactus pads provide mucilage rich in sugars

which the Indians stated " cured Diabetes " . These, and other complex

carbohydrates, generally called " alternate sugars " are known to be

helpful to diabetics because they provide carbohydrate metabolism

but do not require insulin, Or: have a low glycemic index. Once this

area of dietetic hygiene becomes more widely understood, and

appreciated it should offer a greater knowledge of these, their

sources, and their beneficial results for diabetics.

6. Avoid anything that starves you of carbohydrates or blocks

their absorption, and/or metabolism. That just makes the

carbohydrate metabolism poorer, and the carbohydrate starvation

worse, which damages your health and quality of life in many ways.

7. Avoid all low calorie and low carbohydrate sweeteners.

Almost all are dangerous or worse, and you in fact need a diet rich

in wholesome unrefined carbohydrates.

8. Avoid newer antidiabetic agents. The sulphonylureas have

been known for over forty years to help the mitochondrial component

of the diabetic deficiency. This is of enormous importance, and

makes combined therapy with SUs and Insulin far superior to insulin

alone.

9. Eat the same well-balanced high unrefined carbohydrate diet

that any person should to have optimum health. Supplement it by

using plants high in " alternate sugars " .

10. Use supplements that help the diabetic condition. Chromium

picinolate, As FDA approved, is a deadly excito toxin that will

worsen your condition. Niacin bound chromium, or chromium nicotinate

is very beneficial, and not dangerous. You will have to try the

various supplements out on the market until you find the right ones

for you.

11. Set very realistic goals for blood sugar control i.e:

fasting BS of 120, a 2hr pp of 140. The mild elevations of blood

sugar serve as a metabolic buffer, and keep you away from

hypoglycemia.

12. Avoid Preservatives: Benzoates and Sorbates are the worst!

Sorbitol is NOT an Alternate Sugar of benefit. Sorbitol is so toxic

that it breaks down the blood cells if it is put into a tube of

blood! If " sorb " is any part of a food ingredient, don't use it.

I.e. Polysorbate, sorbital, Sorbate, sorbic etc., etc. Read

carefully. You will find these in many foods. Choose another brand

without them.

 

For wider and more in depth details check out www.bowendrjim.com,

www.dorway.com, and www.holisticmed.com.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr Jim Bowen