108 Ways Sugar Can
Ruin Your Health
by Dr. Mercola

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 can suppress the immune system.
• Sugar can upset the body's mineral balance.
• Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children.
• Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
• Sugar can adversely affect children's school grades.
• Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides.
• Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
• Sugar can cause kidney damage.
• Sugar can reduce helpful high density cholesterol (HDLs).
• Sugar can promote an elevation of harmful cholesterol (LDLs).
• Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency.
• Sugar can cause copper deficiency.
• Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
• Sugar may lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum.
• Sugar can cause colon cancer, with an increased risk in women.
• Sugar can be a risk factor in gall bladder cancer.
• Sugar can increase fasting levels of blood glucose.
• Sugar can weaken eyesight.
• Sugar raises the level of a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which can narrow blood vessels.
• Sugar can cause hypoglycemia.
• Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
• Sugar can raise adrenaline levels in children.
• Sugar can increase the risk of coronary heart disease.
• Sugar can speed the aging process, causing wrinkles and grey hair.
• Sugar can lead to alcoholism.
• Sugar can promote tooth decay.
• Sugar can contribute to weight gain and obesity.
• High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Sugar can cause a raw, inflamed intestinal tract in persons with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
• Sugar can cause arthritis
• Sugar can cause asthma.
• Sugar can cause candidiasis (yeast infection).
• Sugar can lead to the formation of gallstones.
• Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
• Sugar can cause ischemic heart disease.
• Sugar can cause appendicitis.
• Sugar can exacerbate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis.
• Sugar can indirectly cause hemorrhoids.
• Sugar can cause varicose veins.
• Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraception users.
• Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
• Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
• Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
• Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
• Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
• Sugar can decrease growth hormone.
• Sugar can increase total cholesterol.
• Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure.
• Sugar can change the structure of protein causing interference with protein absorption.
• 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 cause cataracts.
• Sugar can cause emphysema.
• Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
• Sugar can cause free radical formation in the bloodstream.
• Sugar lowers the enzymes' ability to function.
• Sugar can cause loss of tissue elasticity and function.
• Sugar can cause liver cells to divide, increasing the size of the liver.
• Sugar can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
• Sugar can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes in the kidney.
• Sugar can overstress the pancreas, causing damage.
• Sugar can increase the body's fluid retention.
• Sugar can cause constipation.
• Sugar can cause myopia (nearsightedness).
• Sugar can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
• Sugar can cause hypertension.
• Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines.
• Sugar can cause an increase in delat, alpha and theta brain waves, which can alter the mind's ability to think clearly.
• Sugar can cause depression.
• Sugar can increase insulin responses in those consuming high- sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
• Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.
• Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
• Sugar can increase blood platelet adhesiveness which increases risk of blood clots.
• Sugar increases the risk of Alzheimer Disease.
• Sugar can cause a increase in delta, alpha and theta brain waves.
• Sugar can cause depression.
• Sugar increases the risk of gastric cancer.
• Sugar and cause dyspepsia (indigestion).
• Sugar can increase your risk of getting gout.
• The ingestion of sugar can increase the levels of glucose in an oral glucose tolerance test over the ingestion of complex carbohydrates.
• Sugar can increase the insulin responses in humans consuming high- sugar diets compared to low sugar diets.
• Sugar increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.
• Sugar increases the risk of colon cancer in women.
• There is a greater risk for Chron's disease with people who have a high intake of sugar.
• Sugar can cause platelet adhesiveness.
• Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance.
• Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones.
• Sugar can lead to the hypothalamus to become highly sensitive to a large variety of stimuli.
• Sugar can lead to dizziness.
• High sucrose diet significantly increases serum insulin.
• High sucrose diets of subjects with peripheral vascular disease significantly increases platelet adhesion.
• High sugar diet can lead to biliary tract cancer.
• High sugar diets tend to be lower in antioxidant micro nutrients.
• High sugar consumption of pregnant adolescents is associated with a twofold increased risk for delivering a small-for- gestational-age (SGA) infant.
• High sugar consumption can lead to substantial decrease in gestation duration among adolescents with high sugar diets.
• Sugar slows food's travel time through the gastrointestinal tract.
• Sugar increases the concentration of bile acids in stools and bacterial enzymes in the colon can modify bile to produce cancer-causing compounds and colon cancer.
• Sugar is associated with a substantial decrease in normal time of gestation among adolescents.
• Sugar can cause a depletion in chromium which is tied to the development and progression of nearsightedness.
• Sugar can be a risk factor of gallbladder cancer.
• Sugar is an addictive substance.
• Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
• Sugar can exacerbate PMS.
• Sugar suppresses lymphocytes.
• Decrease in sugar can increase emotional stability.
• The body changes sugar into 2 to 5 times more fat in the bloodstream than it does starch.
• Sugar can cause inappropriate behavior and decreased performance in children.
• Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder (ADD).
• The sugar in chewing gum can cause dental caries.

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