If you take a look at the top 10 global causes of death, almost all of them are directly or indirectly caused by consuming sugar or sugar related products. For example, sugar is the leading cause of diabetes, and diabetes can cause tuberculosis. About 15% of tuberculosis cases globally can be linked to diabetes.
There is no surprise that sugar is your foe. It may have never been seen as a drug, but it?s as dangerous as cocaine. By the way, studies show that sugar is more addictive than cocaine. A study conducted by the Queensland University of Technology found that consuming a lot of sugar boosts your dopamine levels as much as cocaine does and once it falls down, you want that dopamine level again, so over time you will get addicted to it.
The problem is, even if you are staying away from sugar, you are probably consuming more sugar than you should because companies add sugar to almost everything you consume.
Sometimes you might read the description of every item you buy, and notice that there is no sugar mentioned, but the trick is that there are several other names of sugar that you have never heard of. Just have a look inside your fridge, you won?t be able to find any sugarless products.
You can add sugar into anything to make it taste better. Even ketchup, oatmeal, candies, yogurt, cereal have a lot of sugar. One of the main reasons why fast food is unhealthy is because it is has a high sugar level. Take a look at soda, it can have almost 9.5 teaspoons of sugar.
Thus, sugar is definitely a leading cause of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, cancer, tooth decay, obesity, etc. Consuming more sugar products have the same effect as that of cocaine. Some studies support the theory that high-fat or high sugar foods stimulate the brain in the same way that drugs do. They concluded that sugar and drugs have similar response to the brain?s reward system, both releasing dopamine and other pleasure-inducing chemicals. It can heavily alter your moods, possibly to induce rewards and pleasure. The unnatural reward of consuming sugar can override our self-control mechanism and as we get used to this feeling we need more to get the same responses, leading to addiction.
Along with diabetes and obesity, sugar can be very bad for your health affecting your metabolism, impaired brain functions, and can also lead to heart diseases and cancer.
Thus, eating too much sugar is one of the worst things for your body. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to limit your sugar content. It is very difficult to cut down sugar entirely, but small steps can be taken by lowering the amount of candies, junk foods, and soft drinks from your diet. You can also replace sugar with healthier alternatives such as honey.
