143 Ways Sugar Ruins Your Life

 

1.   Sugar can suppress your immune system.

2.   Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.

3.   Sugar can cause juvenile delinquency in children.

4.   Sugar eaten during pregnancy and lactation can influence muscle force production in offspring, which can affect an individual’s ability to exercise.

5.   Sugar in soda, when consumed by children, results in the children drinking less milk.

6.   Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses and return them to fasting levels slower in oral contraceptive users.

7.   Sugar can increase reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage cells and tissues.

8.   Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, inability to concentrate and crankiness in children.

9.   Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.

10.             Sugar reduces the body’s ability to defend against bacterial infection.

11.               Sugar causes a decline in tissue elasticity and function – the more sugar you eat, the more elasticity and function you lose.

12.               Sugar reduces high-density lipoproteins (HDL).

13.             Sugar can lead to chromium deficiency.

14.             Sugar can lead to ovarian cancer.

15.             Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose.

16.               Sugar causes copper deficiency.

17.             Sugar interferes with the body’s absorption of calcium and magnesium.

18.               Sugar may make eyes more vulnerable to age-related macular degeneration.

19.             Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine.

20.             Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.

21.               Sugar can lead to an acidic digestive tract.

22.             Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children.

23.             Sugar is frequently malabsorbed in patients with functional bowel disease

24.               Sugar can cause premature aging

25.               Sugar can lead to alcoholism.

26.             Sugar can cause tooth decay.

27.             Sugar can lead to obesity.

28.             Sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

29.               Sugar can cause gastric or duodenal ulcers

30.             Sugar can cause arthritis.

31.             Sugar can cause learning disorders in school children.

32.              Sugar assists the uncontrolled growth of Candida Albicans (yeast infections).

33.               Sugar can cause gallstones.

34.             Sugar can cause heart disease.

35.             Sugar can cause appendicitis.

36.             Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.

37.             Sugar can cause varicose veins.

38.             Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.

39.             Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.

40.               Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.

41.               Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.

42.               Sugar can lower the amount of Vitamin E in the blood.

43.               Sugar can decrease the amount of growth hormones in the body.

44.               Sugar can increase cholesterol.

45.               Sugar increases advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which form when sugar binds non-enzymatically to protein.

46.             Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.

47.             Sugar causes food allergies.

48.              Sugar can contribute to diabetes.

49.               Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.

50.             Sugar can lead to eczema in children.

51.             Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.

52.               Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.

53.               Sugar can change the structure of protein.

54.             Sugar can make the skin wrinkle by changing the structure of collagen.

55.               Sugar can cause cataracts.

56.               Sugar can cause emphysema.

57.             Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.

58.               Sugar can promote an elevation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL).

59.               Sugar can impair the physiological homeostasis of many systems in the body.

60.             Sugar lowers enzymes ability to function.

61.               Sugar intake is associated with the development of Parkinson’s disease.

62.               Sugar can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.

63.             Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat.

64.             Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.

65.               Sugar can damage the pancreas.

66.             Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention.

67.             Sugar is the number one enemy of the bowel movement.

68.               Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).

69.             Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.

70.             Sugar can make tendons more brittle.

71.             Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.

72.             Sugar plays a role in pancreatic cancer in women.