*5 health risks of excess consumption of table sugar*

Table sugar (sucrose) which is usually use for sweetening our foods and also used by industries as sweeteners in most sweet processed drinks and foods, have a lot adverse effects on our body some which could leads life threatening disease if consumed in excess. 


Below are five (5) risks of excess consumption of table sugar :

(1)  CAN CAUSE SUGAR ADDICTION

Just like abusive drugs, table sugar cause a release of dopamine in the reward center of the brain.

Because sugar causes a large release of dopamine in the brain, it can cause sugar addiction in most people.

(2)  CAN CAUSE INSULIN RESISTANCE

Consumption of a lot table sugar can cause resistance to the hormone insulin which can contribute to many disease. 

Insulin which is a key hormone in the body controls blood sugar level.

Because of the harmful effects of sugar on the function of insulin, it is a leading driver of type II diabetes.

(3) CAN OVERLOAD THE LIVER

Table sugar (sucrose) has higher fructose than naturally occurring sucrose.

Before sugar enter the bloodstream from the digestive tract it is degraded into glucose and fructose which are its components.

Glucose can be metabolized by all cells in the body but fructose can only be metabolized by the cells of the liver.

If little table sugar is consumed the liver will turn the fructose to glycogen and store in the liver until we need it.

But if a lot of table sugar is consumed with  little or no physical exercise, the liver gets overloaded with fructose forcing it to turn the fructose into fat.

Which eventually leads to fatty liver and all sort of serious problems.

(4) CAN CAUSE CANCER


http://caring4naija..com/2015/10/5-health-risks-of-excess-consumption-of.html

Booked