10 Disturbing Reasons Why Sugar is Bad For You

[Aunt Hilda]

1. Added Sugar Contains No Essential Nutrients and is Bad For Your Teeth

2. Added Sugar is High in Fructose, Which Can Overload Your Liver

3. Overloading The Liver With Fructose Can Cause Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease



4. Sugar Can Cause Insulin Resistance, a Stepping Stone Towards Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes


5. The Insulin Resistance Can Progress to Type II Diabetes


6. Sugar Can Give You Cancer


7. Due to its Effects on Hormones and the Brain, Sugar has Unique Fat-Promoting Effects



8. Because it Causes Massive Dopamine Release in The Brain, Sugar is Highly Addictive


9. Sugar is a Leading Contributor to Obesity in Both Children and Adults



10. It Ain’t The Fat… It’s SUGAR That Raises Your Cholesterol and Gives You Heart Disease




http://authoritynutrition.com/10-disturbing-reasons-why-sugar-is-bad/

[morski]

Alcohol is a good substitute for sugar. Ersatz sugar.:D

[dralos]

almost anything in this world gives you cancer :p

[Tomorr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JywK_5bT8z0

[Aunt Hilda]

almost anything in this world gives you cancer :p
http://i56.tinypic.com/rm3ghv.jpg

[Virtuous]

I've heard somewhere that the more you "alkalinize" your diet, the better for you.

[Neanderthal]

Hi Aunt Hilda, very interesting. I try to consume refined sugar just once or twice per week. I'm very sensitive to sugar effects.

[morski]

All sugar conscious whiners out there should watch Sugar - the bitter truth.;)

[Aunt Hilda]

Hi Aunt Hilda, very interesting. I try to consume refined sugar just once or twice per week. I'm very sensitive to sugar effects.
I don't do sugar, it's bad for you.

[Graham]

Sugars great.

I'll take the risks.

[morski]

Sugars great.

I'll take the risks.

By this you surely mean fermented sugars.:D

[Graham]

By this you surely mean fermented sugars.:D

Yes, that also.