Why Sugar Is Ruining Your Health?

• Sugar can cause premature aging by changing the structure of collagen (aaahhh wrinkles!)
• Sugar can exacerbate PMS
• Sugar interferes with the absorption of protein (the very thing that is going to help us lose the fat!)
• Sugar is enemy number 1 of the bowel movement and often causes constipation
• Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention
• Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine
• Sugar can cause fatigue, moodiness, nervousness and depression
• Sugar is an addictive substance and can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol
• Sugar contributes to obesity
• Sugar increases your appetite and therefore increases the amount of food you eat because it is absorbed too quickly into the bloodstream

 

Sugar also increases the risk of:

Cancer of the ovaries

Gastric cancer

Gallbladder cancer

Breast cancer

Cancer of the small intestine

 

Sugar can:

Suppress the immune system making you more susceptible to colds, coughs, flu etc

Cause arthritis
Cause asthma
Cause heart disease
Cause varicose veins
Contribute to osteoporosis
Increase cholesterol
Increase the systolic blood pressure
Contribute to diabetes
Lead to the formation of kidney stones

 

As well as everything above, it also has these added effects to children:

• Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children
• Sugar can contribute to eczema in children
• Sugar can adversely affect school children’s grades and cause learning disorders

 

Now you should put you off that chocolate bar / biscuit / cake / ready meal because they are packed full of them! ;o)