Refined Sugar Effects
Long and Short Term Effects of Refined Sugar
Refined sugar is made from sucrose extracted from raw sugar cane or sugar beets. Often added to processed foods and beverages, refined sugar has several forms such as granulated white sugar, brown sugar, fructose, sucrose, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup and malt syrup. The average American consumes about 22 tsp. of refined sugars each day according to the American Heart Association (Marina).
Refined sugars have led to an obesity epidemic in America over the past 30 years, with over-consumption of refined sugars greatly contributing to the dilemma. Sugary foods contain a lot of calories in a small amount of food, which may cause you to overload on calories before your stomach feels full. Refined …show more content…
Eating excess refined sugar causes the pancreas to overproduce insulin, resulting in too much sugar being removed from the blood. This low-sugar condition is called hypoglycemia, or “the sugar blues,” which eventually exhausts your liver, pancreas and adrenal glands as they try to keep your sugar levels in balance.
Diabetes mellitus, or “sugar diabetes,” is caused by a pancreas that is not producing enough insulin. This form of diabetes is directly related to over-consumption of refined sugar (Marina).
In addition refined sugars use your body’s stored B-vitamins, calcium and magnesium for their digestion. Natural sugars are present in foods such as whole grains, vegetables and fruits, which already contain the needed nutrients for their digestion. Regular consumption of foods high in refined sugar will deplete B-vitamins, calcium and magnesium stores from your body. When your body lacks B-vitamins, your nervous system suffers and you may experience fatigue, depression, anxiety and lack of energy. Lack of calcium and magnesium may contribute to arthritis and osteoporosis (Marina).
Researchers have found a link between sugar and unhealthy levels of blood fats. There’s an association between added sugar intake, higher triglycerides and lower HDL "good" cholesterol
Refined sugar is made from sucrose extracted from raw sugar cane or sugar beets. Often added to processed foods and beverages, refined sugar has several forms such as granulated white sugar, brown sugar, fructose, sucrose, dextrose, high fructose corn syrup and malt syrup. The average American consumes about 22 tsp. of refined sugars each day according to the American Heart Association (Marina).
Refined sugars have led to an obesity epidemic in America over the past 30 years, with over-consumption of refined sugars greatly contributing to the dilemma. Sugary foods contain a lot of calories in a small amount of food, which may cause you to overload on calories before your stomach feels full. Refined …show more content…
Eating excess refined sugar causes the pancreas to overproduce insulin, resulting in too much sugar being removed from the blood. This low-sugar condition is called hypoglycemia, or “the sugar blues,” which eventually exhausts your liver, pancreas and adrenal glands as they try to keep your sugar levels in balance.
Diabetes mellitus, or “sugar diabetes,” is caused by a pancreas that is not producing enough insulin. This form of diabetes is directly related to over-consumption of refined sugar (Marina).
In addition refined sugars use your body’s stored B-vitamins, calcium and magnesium for their digestion. Natural sugars are present in foods such as whole grains, vegetables and fruits, which already contain the needed nutrients for their digestion. Regular consumption of foods high in refined sugar will deplete B-vitamins, calcium and magnesium stores from your body. When your body lacks B-vitamins, your nervous system suffers and you may experience fatigue, depression, anxiety and lack of energy. Lack of calcium and magnesium may contribute to arthritis and osteoporosis (Marina).
Researchers have found a link between sugar and unhealthy levels of blood fats. There’s an association between added sugar intake, higher triglycerides and lower HDL "good" cholesterol