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All too often we can look at the habits of other people and recognize that ours is a society of convenience. We look for something quick and easy to cook, perhaps something quick and easy to snack on. We live in a society where sugars seem to be added to everything and where candies, sodas and juices, which contain added syrups and sugars, line the shelves of every grocery store, market, and convenience store.<\/p>\n
Most of us don’t stop to think about what these types of sugars, when eaten regularly, can do to our bodies. There are many reasons to cut back on our sugar intake<\/a>, and here are a few of them.<\/p>\n 1. Very high in calories.<\/strong><\/p>\n This can lead to weight gain when sugar is eaten too often and your workout regimen doesn’t increase to offset the amount of sugar you are consuming.<\/p>\n 2. Can cause diabetes and cholesterol.<\/strong><\/p>\n Blood sugar levels are adjusted by insulin from the pancreas. If you are diabetic, eating too much sugar will not only increase your blood sugar levels if you don’t take enough insulin to adjust for it, but it will also increase your cholesterol levels. This increase in cholesterol levels can lead to an increased risk for heart disease.<\/p>\n 3. Promotes tooth decay.<\/strong><\/p>\n What this means is that by eating an increased amount of sugars, especially if you are doing so on a regular basis, you increase your risk for cavities and other teeth related issues.<\/p>\n 4. Absolutely no nutritional value.<\/strong><\/p>\n It means is that while you are eating sugary products and perhaps getting full faster, you are consuming more calories and will get hungry again a lot sooner than if you ate something that had a good nutritional value.<\/p>\n 5. Increases your risk of getting sick.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sugar provides a very easily digestible food source for bad bacteria that are normally fought off by your immune system. By increasing your sugar intake, you are essentially increasing the amount of food that these bacteria can eat. The end result is that you increase your risk of getting sick and having to miss work to deal with cold or other (sometimes worse) illness.<\/p>\n 6. Leads to a fatty liver.<\/strong><\/p>\n Our bodies break sugar down into two forms before they get processed by the liver. The two forms of sugar are glucose and fructose. Glucose is a necessary sugar that the liver processes into energy. If we don’t get glucose from our diet, our body will naturally produce it. Our bodies don’t actually need fructose.<\/p>\n When it is processed by the liver, it will be turned into glycogen and stored for use later. If the liver is full, which is much more common, the sugar gets turned into fat and stored. If this happens too often, you are at an increased risk of developing a fatty liver and developing other major health risks as well.<\/p>\n 7. Can cause your body to develop insulin resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n Insulin resistance is one of the two major leading causes of type 2 diabetes<\/a>. There is no medical cure for diabetes and if this happens, you would end up spending the rest of your life having to take insulin shots regularly in order to keep your blood sugar levels under control.<\/p>\n 8. May cause cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Hand](\"http:\/\/onecleverchef-wp.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/24174432\/kick-your-sugar-addiction-300x186.jpg\")
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