PC. Luis Quiroz Ravines

 Sugar harmful effects are numerous. This article is about the sugar harmful effects on mind and body. Sugar by Sugar harmful effects 
Sugar harmful effects by its excessive consumption itself, only provide empty calories that do not provide proteins, nutrients, enzymes or healthy fats. Consumption of sugar alone causes more consumption of sugar

The high sugar consumption, especially among women, increases the risk of developing cancer, especially the pancreas, skin and uterus. It reveals a European study conducted over 13 years among 64,500 people. Also it showed that sugar consumption anticipates old age and breast cancer in women younger than 49 years was also linked to high consumption of sugar in all its forms.

Another study involving 38,450 women for eight years concluded that high consumption of sugar not only originating diabetes but also rose almost three times the risk of colon cancer.

Additionally, excess sugar can cause more than 75 adverse health consequences.

History of the sugar
 

The sugar cane native to South East Asia arrives for the first time to the New World in 1492 brought by Christopher Columbus.

The British settlers called it "the white gold" and were the origin of an exploitation of millions of Africans that arrived at the Americas in the early sixteenth century. In 1505 the first slaves arrived and this exploitation of slaves lasted 300 years

By the mid-nineteenth century, more than 10 million Africans were being forced into the New World and exploited in the sugar plantations of the Caribbean and Brazil.

One of the reasons for the independence of the 13 colonies of Great Britain was because a large part of its army was busy guarding its sugar cane islands.

Today in Brazil more sugar is produced than in any other part of the world.

Origin of sugar
 

Sugar is mainly extracted from sugar cane and beet. On a smaller scale the sugar comes from sorghum, datil palm, and maple.

Main Substitutes for Sugar
 

Sugar substitutes provide a sweet taste, similar to sugar but release less energy in food. These substitutes are artificially produced and some are produced by nature.

Substitutes can also cause harmful effects such as cancer, metabolic disorders or weight gain.

 The main substitutes are:

• Stevia
• Aspartame
• Saccharin
• Sucralose
• Cyclamate
• Mogrosides
• Lead acetate
• Acesulfame potassium

How much sugar is in a soda?

1 can of non-diet soda = 10 teaspoons of sugar

 soda can

Yes, a soda contains an average of 10 teaspoons of sugar and to lose the calories you earn by drinking a soda, you should walk about 12 miles. So if you drink sodas and gain weight, you know the reason.

Is sugar a poison?
 

The answer is controversial

Robert Lusting, an expert on pediatric hormone disorders and the leading expert in childhood obesity at the University of California, San Francisco, offered a conference in 2009 that he called "Sugar: The Bitter Truth"

During the conference, he used 13 times the words “toxic or poison”. For Lusting sugar is not only the granulated material we pour into the coffee; Sugar, also says, are fructuous and corn syrup, which he calls "the most demonized additive known to man".

Lustin says, sugar, "It's not about calories." "It has nothing to do with calories. It is a poison in itself”. He talked a lot about the harmful effects of sugar on the human body

 Is Lusting right?

 If he is right, it would mean that many chronic diseases such as hypertension, many types of cancer and heart disease, are caused by high consumption of sugar. The harmful effects of sugar would be a dietary cause of many diseases.

The evidence is insufficient, say his critics, but his claims have been corroborated by various studies. But what is the harmful effects sugar cane?  Judge for yourself.

Sugar harmful effects on mind and body

 The following are some of the metabolic consequences of high sugar intake:

• Sugar can weaken your immune system and impair your defense against infectious diseases
• Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline, hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, irritability in children
• Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol, triglycerides and bad cholesterol and a decrease in good cholesterol
• Sugar can cause many gastrointestinal problems including: acid digestion, indigestion, malabsorption in patients with functional bowel disease, increase the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Sugar contributes to obesity
• Sugar can cause autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis
• Sugar harmful effects  can cause gallstones
• Sugar can cause appendicitis
• Sugar can cause hemorrhoids
• Sugar can cause varicose veins
• Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis
• Sugar can lower your levels of vitamin E
• Sugar can increase your systolic pressure
• Sugar can interfere with your absorption of protein
• Sugar cause allergies
• Sugar can cause atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease
• Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
• Sugar can damage your pancreas
• Sugar can increase retention
• Sugar is enemy # 1 bowel movement
• Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines
• Sugar can reduce the learning capacity of children
• Sugar can change the structure of collagen your skin
• Sugar harmful effects can cause depression
• Sugar can increase risk of gout
• Sugar can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease
• Diets high in sugar increase free radicals and oxidative stress
• Sugar can cause appendicitis
• Hemorrhoids is other sugar harmful effects
• Sugar can cause obesity
• Sugar can cause high blood pressure in obese people
• Sugar can contribute to eczema in children
• Sugar has the potential to induce abnormal metabolic processes
• in healthy individuals and promote chronic degenerative diseases
• Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with hyperactivity and deficit
• Attention
• Sugar can cause diabetes

There are 40 additional reasons why you should moderate your intake of sugar in your daily diet. Too much candy, cakes, porridges, soft drinks, chocolates and anything containing high amounts of sugar can ruin your long-term health. Harmful effects of sugar can ruin your health.

How to reduce your sugar cravings
 

You will always be tempted to eat sweet and delicious foods because most of them originate from an emotional impulse. Healthy food, abundant in water, fruits, vegetables, and healthy food will be a good barrier to reduce your cravings for sweet foods.

Julie Schiffman advises the technique of emotional freedom and she demonstrates the technique in the following video

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NOTE: Luis Quiroz Ravines is a Peruvian journalist specializing in natural health, author of an effective treatment to lose weight naturally. Learn MORE at Weight Loss Peruvian Recipe

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org
http://wellnessmama.com
mercola.com/

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