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Poison known as sugar: 5 Ways Sugar is Killing You


Most adults know that sugar is detrimental to their health. Yet, our eyes glaze over and our mouths water when we look at tempting glazed doughnuts neatly lined up on the store’s glass display.

Temptation gets the better of most people, and the next thing you know, they’re chomping and munching away on the doughnut and getting a sugar high which will crash in an hour and leave them feeling awful.


Sugar is a lot more harmful than it appears to be. Let’s see how it ruins one’s health in the long run…



  1. Inflammation

  2. Obesity

  3. Addictive

  4. Raises your risks

  5. Accelerates aging

 

Inflammation

For starters, sugar increases inflammation in the body. In fact, no other food on the planet inflames the body more than sugar. Continuous consumption of sugar will cause chronic inflammation.

With inflammation, you’ll notice that your body seems to ache and feel weary for no reason. You’re listless, lethargic and just don’t feel good.

Inflammation is the leading cause of high cholesterol levels. Most cholesterol in the body is produced by the body to protect the cells. When sugar inflames the cells in your body, it will create the waxy substance known as cholesterol to protect the cells.

So, the best way to reduce your cholesterol levels will be to reduce your sugar intake drastically. Sugar is much more deadly than the fatty meats and eggs that you’ve been led to believe are dangerous.


Obesity

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions because the food manufacturing industry has added high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) into most of its processed foods.

By eliminating processed foods such as sodas, cookies, ice creams, etc. you’ll eliminate a very ‘aggressive’ processed sugar from your diet. In fact, just removing processed foods from your diet is enough to help you lose several pounds of excess weight easily.


Addictive

The most insidious characteristic of sugar is its addictive nature. The more sugar you consume, the more you’ll crave for it. Studies conducted on animals have shown that sugar is more addictive than cocaine.

In fact, it’s the most widely consumed substance on the planet and has been taking a toll on our health for the past few decades.

When you consume a sugary food or drink, you’ll experience a blood sugar spike and a ‘high’. You’ll feel happy for an hour or two – but will then experience a sugar crash that does not feel good.

The only way to remedy the problem will be to consume some other sugary food. This is a never-ending vicious cycle that holds millions of people hostage and leads them to obesity and other health problems.


Raises your risks

Besides just causing inflammation, raising your cholesterol level and setting the stage for obesity, sugar raises your risk of many other serious health problems.

Cancer cells feed off sugar. So does candida.

The obesity that arises from a high sugar intake also leads to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness, amputations and kidney failure.

The health problems that are directly and indirectly linked to a high sugar intake is something that most people never discover and they merely think that sugar just ‘makes you fat’.

It’s imperative to understand that it does much worse than that.


Accelerates aging

Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, it does. Sugar accelerates the aging process. So, if you wish to retain your youthful good looks and stay in the pink of health, sugar is to be avoided.

These 5 points are just the tip of the massive sugar iceberg. There are so many more negative consequences from consuming excessive amounts of sugar that you could write an entire book on it.

The best thing you can do is to monitor your sugar intake and reduce your consumption of it as much as you can. You may indulge in your daily cup of coffee with two sugar cubes or the occasional soda… BUT do not let the occasional indulgence turn into cravings until it becomes an addiction. Be wary.



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