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