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10 Disturbing Reasons why Sugar is BAD

Ugh! After reading this article, I never want to eat sugar again.  Here are the 10 reasons:

1. Sugar contains a lot of calories, with no essential nutrients. It also causes tooth decay by feeding the harmful bacteria in the mouth.

2. For people who are inactive and eat a Western diet, large amounts of fructose from added sugars get turned into fat in the liver.

3. Excess fructose gets turned into fat, which can lodge in the liver and cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

4. When people eat a lot of sugar, it can cause resistance to the hormone insulin, which can contribute to many diseases.

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

6. There is considerable evidence that sugar, due to its harmful effects on metabolism, can contribute to cancer.

7. Fructose doesn’t cause satiety in the brain or lower the hunger hormone ghrelin nearly as much as glucose.

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

9. Because of the effects of sugar on hormones and the brain, sugar dramatically increases the risk of becoming overweight or obese.

10. The evidence is mounting that sugar, NOT fat, may be one of the leading drivers of heart disease via the harmful effects of fructose on metabolism

My biggest reasons for not eating sugar are because I want to have more energy, have healthy teeth, not get headaches and body aches as often, and be able to drop any extra fat so my back doesn't hurt so much.

Today is Day #2 and I don't feel like I have any sugar cravings. Yesterday I didn't either! Maybe because I have a cold and don't feel good anyway, or maybe because I'm still motivated by this "Sugar Free Year" plan, but I'm glad that it's been easy the first couple days. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I am not going to eat any pie, icecream, cookies, anything like that! My plan is to eat lots of the good stuff: Salad, lean meat, a whole wheat roll, veggies, sweet potatoes, etc. I don't need sugar and I don't want sugar. It makes me feel achy and gross!