Excessive sugar consumption can be detrimental to your health. In this article, we show you five reasons to avoid sugar and how to improve your well-being. Marc Bony Chiropractic Center in Mataró offers you natural solutions to maintain a healthy life.
Sugar, in its many forms, is an increasingly common ingredient in processed foods. In fact, many of us eat the equivalent of 53 heaping tablespoons of white sugar every day!
Many experts now agree that reducing sugar intake is an essential step toward better health.
And in case you need more arguments, here are five reasons why to avoid refined (white) sugar.
- Sugar causes the body to release more adrenaline than necessary, which has been linked to hyperactivity in young children. It is important not to confuse this with the misleading advertising message that white sugar is a source of energy.
- Ingesting sugar makes the pancreas work harder to produce insulin. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas overworks and therefore can no longer remove sugar from the bloodstream.
- Sugar increases mood swings, irritability and anxiety. If you are already an anxious or stressed person, sugar won't make your life easier, but a visit to our practice might.
- Sugar is known to compromise the immune system because it reduces the effectiveness of white blood cells for a minimum of five hours.
- Eating sugar can lower useful high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and cause an increase in harmful cholesterol (LDL).
Healthier choices away from sugar
Need to sweeten your food? Try adding raisins, dates or honey. Alternative sweeteners such as Stevia are also a better option: they are available in various forms, have no calories and do not raise blood sugar levels. Do not consume aspartame, glucose syrup, corn syrup or products of this type.
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