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The Dangers Of Sugar In Products Today

Added Sugar is one of the leading reasons behind ailments such as obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, liver diseases etc. Did you know that sugar is added in products under various names like Sucrose, Corn syrup, Maltose, Dextrose etc.? Check out this presentation to learn more.

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The Dangers Of Sugar In Products Today

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  1. The Dangers Of Sugar In Products Today

  2. Why You Should Avoid Added Sugar? It is the leading reason behind ailments such as obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, liver diseases etc. Added sugar come in various forms. You have to understand that any sugar that doesn’t come directly from a fruit is going to be harmful for your body. These days sugar is added in products with different names such as Sucrose, Corn syrup, Maltose, Dextrose etc. It is important that you identify the dangers of sugars in products today. For that, you’ll need to identify them in the product labels. Here is a list of varied added sugar names: • Brown sugar • Corn sweetener • Corn syrup • Fruit juice concentrates • High-fructose corn syrup • Honey and Invert sugar • Malt sugar and Molasses • Syrup sugar such as dextrose, fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose and sucrose.

  3. Where Does Your Added Sugar Come From? Source: CDC, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–06

  4. Effects Of Added Sugar On Your Heart And Body There is a study published in 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine that says, a high added sugar diet puts a person at a higher risk of heart disease. The people consuming added sugar had a 38% higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Too much of added sugar raises blood pressure and causes chronic inflammation. It can affect the liver, cause obesity and many other ailments. Here are a few more dangers of consuming too much of added sugar:

  5. Bad For The Teeth It causes tooth decay. It feeds the harmful bacteria in the mouth resulting in cavities. Source:http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/78/4/881S.full

  6. Bad For The Liver It is bad for your liver and can potentially cause Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. If a liver is already full of glycogen, consuming excess fructose can lead to a fatty liver. Source:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20518077

  7. Highly Addictive It releases large amount of dopamine in the brain making people addicted to the sugary products. Thus, resulting in excess fat deposits. Source:www.hindawi.com/isrn/obesity/2013/435027/

  8. Leading Contributor To Obesity In The US Studies show that there is a strong connection between excess sugar consumption and obesity. Children drinking sugar-sweetened beverages are at 60% higher risk of obesity. Source:http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/4/537.short

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