Added sugar is the favorite ingredient of the food industry, a silent enemy found in 97% of the food products on shelves, stores, and bakeries. Some people often say it’s bad yet delicious, which is why we bring to light some of the effects of consuming it, hoping that after reading this information, you think twice, three times, or as many as necessary, before putting a bite of this enemy in your mouth.
Disadvantages of added sugar:
- It causes addiction
- Leads to diabetes, obesity, hypertension, anxiety, harms the brain: it shrinks and deteriorates it, increases the risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
- Causes changes in the intestinal bacteria, which in turn could lead to a significant loss in cognitive abilities. In other words, excess sugar could cause alterations in learning and memory by altering the intestinal bacteria.
- Excess sugar in the diet and the risk of both breast cancer and lung metastasis from it, due to the alteration of a metabolic pathway called 12-LOX.
These are just some of the malignant causes generated by sugar, which is why our invitation is for you to choose to honor your body and take care of it to function healthily throughout your life, nourishing yourself with fruits, cereals, vegetables, and healthy proteins.
