50 Effects of Sugar on Your Health & Wellbeing

If you are serious about making your health a priority, you can’t overlook the ill effects of sugar.

Last year, after learning about the health consequences sugar has on our overall health and wellbeing, I committed to scaling back on sugar in 2018.  I actually make it through at least half of the year living sugar-free and I was surprised to find out that after 6 months of no sugar, sweets were just too sweet, almost disgustingly too sweet for me. It’s interesting how our tastes buds change.

Slowly, over the year though sugar has crept back into my life little by little so I need to be reminded why it is so important to keep this a priority and be on guard for areas it sneaks back into my life.

I pulled out this list of 50 Ways Sugar Ruins Your Health from my Resource Library to remind me of all the reasons why I need to eliminate sugar.

I put together this list last year to go with a post I wrote called The Evils of Sugar Exposed.  You may want to read it.  I share some important information everyone should know about sugar as well as some testimonials of life free from sugar.

So here is all the motivation I need to keep working on eliminating sugar from my diet.  I hope it helps motivate you as well.

50 Effects of Sugar on Your Health & Wellbeing

1. Sugar can cause heart disease
2. Sugar can damage the pancreas
3. Sugar leads to chromium deficiency
4. Sugar causes copper deficiency
5. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium
6. Sugar can weaken eyesight
7. Sugar can produce an acidic digestive tract
8. Sugar can cause premature aging
9. Sugar increases the risk of Crohn’s disease & ulcerative colitis
10. Sugar can cause arthritis
11. Sugar can cause asthma
12. Sugar can cause gallstones
13. Sugar causes loss of tissue elasticity
14. Sugar can cause appendicitis
15. Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis
16. Sugar can cause hemorrhoids
17. Sugar can cause varicose veins
18. Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis
19. Sugar can decrease growth hormones
20. Sugar can increase cholesterol
21. Sugar can increase systolic blood pressure
22. Sugar causes food allergies
23. Sugar can contribute to diabetes
24. Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease
25. Sugar can impair the structure of DNA
26. Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of college
27. Sugar can cause cataracts
28. Sugar can increase the amount of liver fat
29. Sugar can cause emphysema
30. Sugar can increase the body’s fluid retention
31. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance
32. Sugar can cause headaches, including migraines
33. Sugar can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
34. Sugar can cause hormonal imbalance
35. Sugar can lead to the formation of kidney stones
36. Sugar can cause free radicals and oxidative stress
37. Sugar can exacerbate PMS
38. Sugar can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
39. Sugar can slow down the ability of the adrenal glands to function
40. Sugar can raise homocysteine levels in the bloodstream
41. Sugar induces salt and water retention
42. Sugar may contribute to mild memory loss
43. Sugar causes constipation
44. Sugar cause varicose veins
45. Sugar can increase type 2 diabetes risk
46. Sugar can increase the risk of a stroke
47. Sugar can increase the risk of fatty liver disease
48. Sugar ages the body and increases wrinkles
49. Sugar can cause metabolic syndrome
50. Sugar can make you feel bloated after eating

So what do you think?  Are these reasons good enough to convince you to scale back on sugar?

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Wishing you Joy in your journey,

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