Sweet Poison: Why Sugar is Ruining Your Health

Do you find that you have a bit of a sweet tooth? You think about that chocolate éclair, that pint of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream or that caramel cookie and you just have to have it? Did that sentence just make you drool slightly… yeah so did I while typing it. Our sweet tooth can be very hard to ignore at times but sugar can have a massive impact on your overall health and wellbeing. 

So what even is sugar? Well besides delicious; sugar is a type of simple carbohydrate that occurs naturally in some food and drinks. It is also an additive in certain foods and drinks. If you consume too much sugar it can lead to some serious health issues such as weight gain, diabetes, tooth cavities and much more. 

We found numerous reason why sugar is ruining your health, so many in fact that we can give you 50 of them! 

1. Sugar can cause premature aging. 
2. Sugar can lead to alcoholism. 
3. Sugar increases estradiol (the most potent form of naturally occurring estogen) in men.
4. Sugar can contribute to Alexheimer’s disease.
5. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
6. Sugar can cause liver tumours. 
7. Sugar adds to the risk of bladder cancer. 
8. Too much sugar can kill your sex life. 
9. Sugar can be a factor in asthma. 
10. Sugar can lower Vitamin E levels in the blood stream
11. Sugar can increase the amount of food that you eat. 
12. Sugar may induce cell death. 
13. Sugar causes constipation. 
14. Sugar ingestion by pregnant women increases neural tube defects in embryos. 
15. Sugar increases the risk of polio. 
16. Sugar can lead to prostate cancer. 
17. Sweet food items increase the risk of break cancer. 
18. Sugar can cause depression. 
19. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention. 
20. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines. 
21. Sugar can cause appendicitis. 
22. Sugar can cause varicose veins. 
23. Sugar can decrease growth hormone. 
24. Sugar can increase cholesterol. 
25. Sugar can contribute to diabetes. 
26. Sugar can contribute to eczema in children. 
27. Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen. 
28. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract. 
29. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating and crankiness in children. 
30. Sugar leases to cancer of the ovaries. 
31. Sugar causes copper deficiency. 
32. Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitters, dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine. 
33. Sugars cause food allergies. 
34. Sugar lowers the enzymes ability to function. 
35. Sugar can damage the pancreas. 
36. Sugar snaps school performance in children. 
37. Sugar can increase inflammatory markets in the blood stream of overweight people. 
38. Sugar can increase the total amount of food consumed. 
39. Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss. 
40. Greater consumption of refines sugar is associated with a worse outcome schizophrenia. 
41. High sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures. 
42. High sucrose intake could be an important risk factor in lung cancer. 
43. Sugar adversely affects urinary electrolyte composition. 
44. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with ADHD. 
45. Sugar can exacerbate PMS. 
46. Sugar is an addictive substance. 
47. Sugar slows food’s travel time through the gastrointestinal tract. 
48. Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness. 
49. High sugar diet can lead to biliary tract cancer. 
50. A diet high in refined sugar reduces learning capacity. 

So there you have it, 50 ways sugar is ruining your health! I think it’s time to start leaning towards the healthier alternatives.