I believe

How do come to know truth? I know that we are guided to truths through our experiences in life. Since time in fast and testimony meeting did not permit me to get to the pulpit, allow me to share what I have recently come to know as true. My aunt sent me a lot of candy on Christmas. Actually, I still haven't eaten it all and it's now March. Speaking of March, in two days I will be 26 years old, but I digress. I've noticed that when my sugar intake rises, I am more lethargic and sleepy. This translates into more of a need for sleep at nighttime. Likewise, I've noticed that when I avoid the high-sugar foods and focus on eating healthily, I feel more active and alert-especially when I wake up.
Now if you are skeptical of my hypothesis, I relate with you. I tire of people who claim that something is true for everyone on the basis that it works for one person. The truth: It is difficult for rules to hold consistently without good scientific data for support. But I believe that my hunch has at least led me in the right direction. In 2003, four United Nations agencies, commissioned a report compiled by a panel of 30 international experts. The panel stated that the total of free sugars should not account for more than 10% of the energy intake of a healthy diet. Source According to one source, eating a lot of refined sugars may lead to insomnia. Even though I wasn't able to find an article that specifically explained that refined sugars leads to an increased need for sleep, I feel like the data should be out there. Please post a link if anyone knows of anything.
In conclusion, there are people that say some pretty outlandish things about sugar. A plethora of diets are built around the notion that sugar is evil, there are theories that sugar fuels cancer, and there are ideas that you can't be normal when you eat too much sugar. These may be true, however, the testimony I bear is that refined sugar makes you sleepy. That's all I have to say.