Glucose-McRib

=**__GLUCOSE__**= Matt O'Toole __**Chemical Formula: C6H12O6 Type Of Nutrient: Sugar

Affects On Body**__ If too much glucose is eaten, this could cause diabetes which is a disease from too much sugar being in the bloodstream. If too little is eaten, there will not be enough energy for your body to function.

**__What Is Affected In Your Body?__**
Your body breaks down food into glucose, this glucose floats around your blood stream while this is going on, a hormone called insulin which is what allows the cell to soak up the glucose within the bloodstream. When too much glucose is digested, there is not enough insulin and then cells can not suck up the glucose out of the bloodstream, leaving all the glucose in the bloodstream causing problems and creating risks. These risks are strokes, heart disease, kidney failure, nerve damage, even blindness.

__**Foods That Contain This Product:**__ There are a large amount of foods that all contain glucose or another type of sugar, these foods are mostly sweet such as candy and also fruits and starches and vegetables have natural sugars in them and would be healthier and give you the energy you need.

Information Citations: http://health.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=120426