With all the excessive sugar consumption, our bodies are being robbed of all their nutrients! If it is not increasing our risk of developing some sort of health problem, it is decreasing our chances of leading healthier life styles. So for all the sugar addicts out there, here is why you need to stop!
My Top Ten:
1. Sugar depletes the body of vitamins and nutrients, suppressing the immune system, leaving the body little room to defend itself.
2. Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
3. Sugar contributes to obesity and weight gain.
4. Sugar can cause tooth decay.
5. Sugar links to diabetes and blood sugar fluctuation.
6. As sugar increases in children's diet, there is a linear decrease in the intake of many essential nutrients and can increase the total amount of food consumed.
7. Sugar accelerates the aging process.
8. Sugar feeds cancer cells and has been linked with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, rectum, pancreas, biliary tract, lung, gallbladder and stomach.
9. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium, contributing to osteoporosis.
10. Sugar can cause drowsiness, decreased activity, and headaches, including migraines.
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