Your body is designed to get its sugars slowly from the complex foods we eat; it is not designed to handle the high amount of sugar that enters it every time you gulp down a soda or eat a piece of candy.

Sugar can be listed as:

• Sugar
• Glucose
• Sucrose
• Maltose
• Dextrose

In addition it’s been linked to hyperactivity and lack of concentration in children. One can of soda can contain as much as 16 teaspoons of sugar, and of course has no food value whatsoever!

Contributed by Nancy Appleton, Ph.D., Author of the book “Lick the Sugar Habit”¹

In addition to throwing off the body’s homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar’s metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.

Sugar suppresses the immune system

• Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body
• Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children
• Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides
• Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection (infectious diseases)
• Sugar causes loss of tissue elasticity and function. The more sugar you eat the more elasticity and function you lose
• Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins
• Sugar leads to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostrate, and rectum
• Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose
• Sugar causes copper deficiency
• Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium
• Sugar can weaken eyesight
• Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine
• Sugar can cause hypoglycemia
• Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract
• Sugar can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels in children
• Sugar can cause tooth decay
• Sugar can cause varicose veins
• Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein
• Sugar causes food allergies
• Sugar can contribute to diabetes
• Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy
• Sugar can contribute to eczema in children
• Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease
• Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
• Sugar can change the structure of protein
• Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen
• Sugar can cause cataracts
• Sugar can cause atherosclerosis
• Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention
• Sugar can make the tendons more brittle
• Sugar can cause headaches, including migraine
• Sugar may contribute to adrenal fatigue
• Sugar feeds candida

References

1. Appleton, N. 2002. Lick the Sugar Habit. California: Penquin publishing.

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