| Sugar may be a deadly metabolic poison. | | | | of immune cells, resulting in immune |
| An average American consumes 130 pounds | | | | suppression causing food allergies and |
| of sugar a year. It provides empty | | | | related diseases. |
| calories with no vitamins, minerals or | | | | 5. Diabetes-Chronic high intake of sugar |
| nutrients. The body loses its fine tuned | | | | imbalances the blood sugar level causing |
| balance, leading to impaired digestion | | | | diabetes. |
| and damaging enzyme levels. This causes | | | | 6. Arthritis-Food allergies caused by |
| hormonal imbalances, weakens the immune | | | | sugar result in formation of immune |
| system, and leads to a biochemical chaos | | | | complexes. Immune complexes and |
| in the body. Since all the body systems | | | | excessive calcium accumulate in the |
| are interdependent, if one system | | | | joints and damage them gradually. |
| functions abnormally, the rest of the | | | | 7. Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) |
| systems too go haywire, which leads to a | | | | Excessive blood sugar reacts with |
| plethora of diseases. | | | | proteins in the body to form AGEs, which |
| How Sugar Affects Health | | | | acts like a glue that binds tissues. |
| 1. Mineral Relationships - Essential | | | | This causes arteriosclerosis, where fat |
| minerals stored in the body tissue are | | | | sticks to blood vessel walls, leading to |
| depleted to metabolize sugar. This | | | | heart diseases, high blood pressure, |
| reduces the availability of digestive | | | | cataracts, and arthritis. |
| enzymes, causing poor food digestion and | | | | 8. Hypoglycemia-The body secretes |
| a host of associated problems. | | | | insulin to lower elevated blood sugar |
| 2. Food Allergies-Undigested food enters | | | | levels. The insulin levels continue at a |
| the blood stream, where the immune | | | | higher level for longer periods and soon |
| system perceives it as an enemy and | | | | lower blood sugar levels to below |
| forms antibodies against it. This leads | | | | normal, causing hypoglycemia. This |
| to food allergies and associated | | | | affects energy levels adversely. |
| problems like joint pains, headaches, | | | | 9. Acidosis-Sugar changes body's normal |
| depression, anxiety, anger, | | | | pH levels disrupting the enzyme activity |
| hyperactivity, fatigue, dizziness, and | | | | and normal body functions. |
| tissue and organ swelling All these | | | | 10. Imbalances-Sugar metabolization |
| symptoms are treated with toxic | | | | results in nutrient fluctuation thus |
| prescription drugs, merely heaping more | | | | disrupting the body balance and causing |
| harm on the body. | | | | many types of diseases. |
| 3. Osteoporosis-Sugar increases calcium | | | | Avoid consuming sugar as it gets |
| loss by urine. In order to maintain | | | | converted into saturated fats, |
| normal blood calcium, this calcium is | | | | accumulating in the arteries and other |
| pulled in from the bones. Calcium loss | | | | organs and leading to long-term damage. |
| from bones leads towards osteoporosis | | | | Eat natural foods like fresh fruits and |
| and weakens the skeletal system. | | | | vegetables to ingest sugar in a healthy |
| 4. Immunity-Sugar damages the function | | | | and natural form. |