Ways Sugar Ruins Your Health (Apdapted from Nancy Appleton PhD)
Sugar can suppress the immune system
Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body
Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating and crankiness in children
Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides
Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more sugar you eat the more you loose
Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins
Sugar leads to chromium deficiency
Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose
Sugar causes copper deficiency
Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium
Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine
Sugar can weaken eyesight
Sugar can cause hypoglycemia
Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract
Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children
Sugar can cause tooth decay
Sugar contributes to obesity
High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Sugar can cause arthritis
Sugar can cause asthma
Sugar greatly assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albincans (yeast infection)
Sugar can cause gallstones
Sugar can cause heart disease
Sugar can cause hemorrhoids
Sugar can cause varicose veins
Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
Sugar can lead to periodontal disease
Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis
Sugar contributes to saliva acidity
Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity
Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E in the body
Sugar can decrease growth hormone
Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure
Sugar can increase cholesterol
Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children
Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein
Sugar causes food allergies
Sugar can contribute to diabetes
Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy
Sugar can contribute to eczema in children
Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
Sugar can change the structure of protein
Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen
Sugar can cause cataracts
Sugar can cause emphysema
Sugar can cause atherosclerosis
Sugar can promote an elevation of low density lipoproteins (LDL)
Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease
Sugar lowers the enzyme's ability to function
Sugar can increase the size of the liver
Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat
Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney
Sugar can damage the pancreas
Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention
Sugar is enemy #1 of the bowel movement
Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness)
Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries
Sugar can make the tendons more brittle
Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines
Sugar can cause an increase in delta, alpha and that brain waves
Sugar can cause depression
Sugar can cause dyspepsia (indigestion)
Sugar can increase your risk of getting gout
High refined sugar diet reduces learning capacity
Sugar can cause less effective functioning of two blood proteins: albumin and lipoproteins. Which may reduce the body’s ability to handle fat and cholesterol
Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness
Sugar can cause hormonal imbalances, some hormones become under active and others become overactive
Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones
Sugar can lead to the hypothalamus to become highly sensitive to a large variety of stimuli
Sugar can lead to dizziness
Diets high in sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress
Sugar feeds cancer
Sugar slows food’s travel time through the gastrointestinal tract
Sugar is an addictive substance
Sugar can exacerbate PMS
Decrease in sugar intake can increase emotional stability
The body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the bloodstream than it does starch
Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Sugar can slow down the ability of the adrenal glands to function
High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures
Sugar may induce cell death
Sugar dehydrates newborns
Sugar can cause low birth weight babies
Sugar induces salt and water retention
Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss
Sugar can cause metabolic syndrome