It is a proved fact that sugar intake increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases.
Unstable blood sugar can leave a person with mood swings, fatigue, and severe headaches.
It contributes to cravings, which begins the cycle of hunger.
Studies have shown that sugar can interfere with the way your body fights disease. Bacteria and yeast feast on sugar, so excess glucose in the body causes these organisms to build up and cause infections!
Chromium is a trace mineral that helps with the regulation of blood sugar. It can be found in meats and seafood, and other plant foods. A high sugar diet leads to chromium deficiency.
Tests have shown that sugar accelerates ageing!
Sugar can affect your body composition, and mess with your skin by contributing to wrinkles and sagging. When sugar hits your bloodstream, it attaches to proteins. The mix of these proteins causes the skin to lose elasticity and this leads to premature ageing.
The most basic cosmetic damage is to your teeth.
Sugar on your teeth it causes decay of teeth more efficiently than any other food.
Sugar also causes gum disease that can lead to heart problems.
It is a known fact that sugar affects cognition in children. The reducing of sugar intake increased the academic rating by almost sixteen per cent in a low sugar diet for school going children.
Sugar increases stress, when we are under stress our bodies kick into fight-or-flight mode, releasing large amounts of hormones. After you eat a sweet snack, stress hormones begin to compensate for the sugar crash by raising your blood sugar. This results in unexplained anxiousness, irritability, end shakiness.
According to USDA, people who consume the most sugar, have the lowest intakes of essential nutrients, in particular, vitamins A, C, B-12 and calcium. This is particularly dangerous for young children, teenagers and the elderly.
But consumption of sugar also has some benefits.
It increases the flavour of foods. It has a high-calorie content and will give immediate energy that you lack. The use of Sugar's glycolic acid on the skin can help with maintaining the health and look of your skin. Regular use on the skin can help with the elimination of skin blemishes and can restore the skin's oils. Note it is used on the skin.
Unrefined sugar from sugar canes or sugar beets have ingredients passed on from their natural sources, such as phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium, absent in refined sugar.
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Sugar is created from natural resources without the use of pesticides and other harmful products, and so does not pollute the environment.
It was found that sugar has its place in every diet if used in small amounts. Consistent eating sugar will disrupt healthy normal eating habits.
The suggestion is that 6 teaspoons of sugar for women and 9 teaspoons is an adequate intake in a 24 hour period.
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