How much sugar do you consume every day? You might say not much but so many foods you eat contain added sugar. Food manufacturers are pumping too much sugar into an array of food products and this is really creating catastrophic health results.
Below are 6 reasons why you have to dump sugar for good
1. SUGAR MAKES YOU LOOK OLDER
Shocking but true. Sugar accelerates the aging process. Sugar forms oxygen radicals, leading to higher rates of cell damage and death and also contributing to chronic diseases like type-2 diabetes and heart disease.
2. SUGAR CAUSES ARTERY PROBLEMS
overconsumption of sugar irritates your endothelium which is the sheath of special cells coating the inside of your blood cells.
3. SUGAR FATTENS YOUR LIVER
Loading up sugar fattens your liver without you even noticing. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that people who ate 1,000 extra calories of sugary foods saw just a 2% increase in body weight but a 27% increase in liver fat. So you have to watch it.
4. SUGAR TRICKS YOUR BRAIN
Ever wondered why you just keep eating and don’t want to stop when you eat sugary foods? Eating too much added sugar allows the fructose found in sugar to trick your brain into thinking you’re not full and still hungry.
5. SUGAR SPEEDS UP THE MAILLARD REACTION
Eating too much sugar speeds up the maillard reaction process. It’s a process whereby oxidative stress turns our tissues ‘brown’.
6. SUGAR IS ADDICTIVE
Sugar is addictive and this isn’t good news as you end up consuming too much sugar. Consuming too much sugar shuts down healthy signalling in the body which means you end up craving for more and more sugar.
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