The habit of adding sugar to drinks and food is common to many people. Of course, everyone himself determines whether to continue to follow the habit even further, or by limiting the use of this sweet product, to lose the habitual coffee with sugar. The fact that "sugar is harmful" says a lot of words, and everyone knows this, but not everyone will be able to tell at once what is its harm, what hormones it affects, why it does not create a sense of satiety and can cause fatty metamorphosis liver, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net Sugar may also have useful qualities, but in this case only those that carry harm are considered. They were collected and reviewed in the note "10 Disturbing Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad For You" by Kris Gunnars, published by the Authority Nutrition resource, who believes that in today's diet, sugar is the main harmful ingredient. In this article, it is not just a story that sugar is harmful, but it also tells you what processes in the body it causes, how it contributes and why these processes are not useful for humans.
Without a doubt, sugar affects people differently on different people. In some people, the harmful effect of sugar can manifest itself significantly more than others. In this case we are talking about the intolerance of this product. In addition, in his note Chris Gunnars relies on the results of certain studies. It is not excluded that other results were obtained in other studies. After all, any information from the Internet is for thought only.. Recommendations for maintaining and restoring health can only be given by a doctor.
Sugar does not contain important nutrients and is harmful to the teeth Most likely, you've heard about it millions of times, but these simple facts are worth repeating.
Added to the food and beverages of sugar (both sucrose and fructose) have a high caloric value and do not contain useful nutrients. This is called "empty calories". In sugars there are no proteins necessary for human fats, vitamins and minerals, only energy.
If a person receives 10-20% of calories with sugar (or even more), this can lead to significant complications and cause nutritional deficiencies.
In addition, sugar has a very bad effect on the health of the teeth, since it provides easily assimilated energy to disease-causing bacteria in the oral cavity.
Fructose can lead to fatty liver metamorphosis. To understand why this happens, it is necessary to understand how exactly sugar is processed by the body. Getting into the blood from the digestive tract, it breaks down into two simple sugars: glucose and fructose.
Glucose is found in all living cells on the planet, it usually does not need to be obtained from food, the body itself produces it.
The situation with fructose is different. The human body does not produce it, at least in any significant quantities, and simply does not have the physiological need for it.
Due to the fact that the body does not need it, fructose in any amount of appreciable amounts can be metabolized only by the liver. This does not create complications if it is eaten a little (in fruits, for example). Fructose is simply converted into glycogen (animal starch) and stored in the liver until it is needed by the body.
If the liver is overfilled with glycogen much more than usual, the use of fructose in large quantities overloads the liver, causing it to convert fructose into fat.
If you constantly add significant amounts of sugar to your food and drink, fatty liver metamorphosis and other significant complications.
It should be remembered that all this does not concern fruit. Eating fruit, it is simply impossible to overeat fructose.
Individual characteristics of the human body play a role. Healthy and active people are able to carry more sugar than inactive, whose diet is rich in carbohydrates and high in calories.
What is dangerous conversion of fructose into fat?.
When fructose is converted in the liver into fat, it consists of particles of "bad" cholesterol of very low density (VLDL-cholesterol). Of course, not all fat goes out, some of it can stay in the liver.
This can lead to a disease similar to alcoholic fatty liver disease - nonalcoholic steatosis (nonalcoholic fatty hepatosis) - Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which in the West is a growing health problem closely related to metabolic disorders.
Studies show that patients with liver obesity consume 2-3 times more fructose than the average person.
Sugar can cause insulin resistance leading to metabolic syndrome and diabetes Insulin is a very important hormone in the human body. It allows glucose (sugar in the blood) to reach the cells through the flow of blood and "tells" the cells that it is necessary to start to burn glucose, and not fat.
The excess of glucose in the blood is highly toxic and is one of the causes of such complications of diabetes as blindness.
One consequence of the metabolic dysfunction caused by malnutrition is that insulin ceases to work as it should. Cells become "resistant" (resisting) to it.
This condition is known as insulin resistance and is considered a leading factor in many diseases, including metabolic syndrome, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and in particular type 2 diabetes.
Many studies show that the use of sugar is closely related to insulin resistance, especially when sugar is consumed in large quantities.
Insulin resistance may develop into type 2 diabetes When body cells become resistant to insulin-induced effects, beta cells in the pancreas begin to produce it more. And this becomes a critical moment, because chronically elevated blood sugar levels can cause serious harm.
Insulin resistance is progressing, and the pancreas is unable to cope with the task of producing insulin in amounts sufficient to lower blood sugar levels.
In this case, the blood sugar level rises, and diabetes of the second type is diagnosed. Considering the fact that eating sugar can lead to insulin resistance, it is not surprising that people who consume sugar-sweetened drinks are 83% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who are refrained from such drinks.
Sugar can lead to cancer. Cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth and cell division. Insulin is one of the key hormones that regulate this growth.
For this reason, many scientists believe that the constantly increased level of insulin caused by the use of sugar contributes to the development of cancer.
In addition, the complications associated with sugar metabolism are a known factor contributing to inflammatory processes, another potential cause of cancer.
Numerous studies show that people who eat a lot of sugar are much more at risk of being exposed to cancer.
Sugar weakens the feeling of hunger Not all calories are the same. Different types of food can have a different effect on the human brain and hormones that control food intake. Studies show that fructose does not give that feeling of satiety, which is provided by glucose.
In one study, people drank sweetened with fructose or glucose drinks. Those who drank beverages on fructose had less activity in the center of brain saturation, and they felt more hungry. A study was also conducted in which it was found that fructose and does not closely reduce the level of the "ghormon hormone" ghrelin in the same way as glucose.
Since calories in sugar are not "stuffed" with nutrients, hobby for them can lead to increased caloric intake.
Since sugar leads to a strong production of dopamine in the brain, it is addictive. In many people, sugar can be addictive, as it leads to the production of dopamine in the brain. The problem of sugar and unhealthy food is that it causes a strong production of dopamine, much more than natural food.
For this reason, people prone to quickly form their habits, can become highly dependent on sugar and junk food. "Everything is good in moderation" in this case can be a poor consolation for those people who have already become accustomed to such food, since the only way to overcome dependence is to abstain from what caused it.
Sugar is the leading factor in obesity in children and adults The influence that sugar has on hormones and the brain leads to weight gain. Since sugar reduces the feeling of satiety and is addictive to it, people lose control over the amount of food they eat.
Therefore, it is not surprising that those people who consume a lot of sugar are more likely to gain excess weight or even obesity. And this applies to all age groups.
Numerous studies have revealed a statistical relationship between the use of sugar and obesity. This relationship is especially strong in children who drink sugar-sweetened drinks on a daily basis. At them the risk of adiposity on 60% above, than at those children which from such drinks abstain.
If a person wants to get rid of excess weight, he should significantly reduce the consumption of sugar.
10. Not fat, namely sugar increases the level of cholesterol and leads to heart disease Sugar For many decades people blamed saturated heart fats for heart disease, considering them food danger number one. New research, referred to in his note by Chris Gunnars, shows that saturated fats are harmless.
According to new ideas, sugar, and not fat, is one of the main factors in the development of heart disease. And the reason for this - the harmful effect of fructose on metabolism.
Studies show that the use of fructose in significant amounts can increase the level of triglycerides, small dense low density lipoproteins and oxidized low density lipoproteins (very very "bad" cholesterol). In addition, it increases blood glucose and insulin levels, leading to the development of abdominal obesity.
All these processes are risk factors for the development of heart disease. Therefore, it is not surprising that many studies have revealed a close statistical relationship between the use of sugar and the risk of developing heart disease.
Nutritional value of sugar Sugar In brackets is the percentage of daily intake. The nutritional value is based on 100 grams of sugar, according to information from the US Department of Agriculture, on the pages of the resource NutritionData.
General information:.
energy value - 387 kilocalories (19%);.
carbohydrates - 100 grams (33%);.
protein - 0 grams (0%);.
fats - 0 grams (0%);.
fiber, part of the food - 0 grams (0%).
Electrolytes:.
sodium - 0 milligram (0%);.
Potassium - 2 milligrams (~ 0%).
Minerals:.
calcium - 1.0 milligram (~ 0%);.
selenium 0.6 micrograms (1%);.
fluoride - 1 microgram.
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