posted by our very own Dr. Matthew McAlees @
Did you know the average American will consume 156 pounds of sugar in 2011? That is 31 five-pound bags for each of us! Everyone knows sugar is bad for you but not everyone knows exactly why. Here are some of the health related issues associated with sugar and why should you avoid it. Here are some powerful reasons to think about:
1. Sugar can suppress the immune system.
2. Sugar upsets the mineral relationships in the body.
3. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
4. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
5. Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection (infectious diseases).
6. Sugar causes a loss of tissue elasticity and function, the more sugar you eat the more elasticity
and function you loose.
7. Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins.
8. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
9 Sugar leads to cancer of the ovaries.
10. Sugar can increase fasting levels of glucose.
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