Sugar is bad for your health

SUGAR IS BAD FOR YOUR

HEALTH

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Excessive sugar consumption is linked to an increased risk of having problems such as diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, gastritis and constipation.

Frequent consumption of sugar increases the opportunities for problems such as: tooth decay, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, liver fat, cancer, gastritis, high blood pressure, gout, constipation, memory impairment, myopia, thrombosis and acne .

Furthermore, sugar provides only empty calories for the body, as it does not contain vitamins or minerals, essential nutrients for the proper functioning of the body.

Sugar addicts the brain because it stimulates the production of a hormone called dopamine, responsible for the sensation of pleasure and well-being, making the body addicted to this food category.

In addition to addiction, excess sugar also impairs memory and makes learning difficult, which leads to reduced performance in studies and work.

The recommendation for sugar consumption per day is 25g, which is equivalent to a full tablespoon, but the ideal is to avoid as much as possible ingesting this food,

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as the body does not need it to function well.

In addition, the consumption of brown sugar or honey should be preferred, as they contain more vitamins and minerals than the refined product, less harmful to health.

How much bad sugar does to us, right?

But calm down! Here in this book, we will show in the next chapters, other things that we can use sugar, and thus prove that it is very useful and not only a “tempting” product but also a villain that harms our health.