In addition to altering the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may have many other important consequences. The following is a list of some of the metabolic consequences of consuming sugar, taken from various medical and scientific publications.
1. You can suppress the immune system.
2. You can alter the body's mineral balance.
3. In children, it can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness.
4. Can cause a significant increase in triglycerides.
5. It contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infections.
6. Causes loss of elasticity and tissue function. The more sugar you eat the more elasticity and function you loose.
7. Reduces high density lipoproteins.
8. Contributes to chromium deficiency.
9. Contributes to breast cancer, ovarian, prostate and rectal.
10. May increase fasting sugar levels.
11. Cause copper deficiency.
12. Interferes with the absorption of calcium and magnesium.
13. Can weaken eyesight.
14. Raises levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine.
15. May cause hypoglycemia.
16. You can have the acidic digestive tract.
17. In children, it can cause a rapid rise of adrenaline levels.
18. In patients with functional bowel disease, malabsorption is frequent sugar.
19. May cause aging.
20. Can lead to alcoholism.
21. Can cause cavities.
22. Contributes to obesity.
23. High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
24. Sugar can cause changes frequently found in person with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
25. It can cause arthritis.
26. It can cause asthma.
27. It can cause candidiasis (candida albicans infection fúnguica).
28. Can cause gallstones.
29. It can cause ischemic heart disease.
30. Can cause appendicitis.
31. It can cause multiple sclerosis.
32. Can cause hemorrhoids.
33. It can cause varicose veins.
34. You can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
35. Can lead to periodontal disease.
36. You can contribute to osteoporosis.
37. Contribute to the acidity of the saliva.
38. Can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
39. Leads to reduced glucose tolerance.
40. You can decrease growth hormone.
41. You can increase your cholesterol level.
42. You can increase the systolic pressure.
43. In children, sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity.
44. It can cause migraines.
45. It can interfere with the absorption of proteins.
46. May cause food allergies.
47. You can contribute to diabetes.
48. It can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
49. May cause eczema in children.
50. It can cause cardiovascular disease.
51. It can damage the structure of DNA.
52. You can modify the structure of proteins.
53. You can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
54. Can cause cataracts.
55. Can cause emphysema.
56. It can cause atherosclerosis.
57. Can promote an elevation of low density proteins.
58. Can form free radicals in blood.
59. Decreases the functionality of enzymes.
60. In tissues, the sugar can cause loss of elasticity and function.
61. It can cause permanent alteration in the way in which proteins act in the body.
62. You can increase the size of the liver by making the liver cells divide.
63. Can increase the amount of fat in the liver.
64. You can increase kidney size and produce pathological changes.
65. It can damage the pancreas.
66. You can increase the body's fluid retention.
67. It is the main cause of constipation.
68. Can cause myopia.
69. Can compromise the lining of the capillaries.
70. You can make the tendons more brittle.
71. May cause headache.
72. It can cause undue stress to the pancreas.
73. It can have a negative effect on the notes of the boys at school.
74. May cause an increase of delta waves, alpha and theta in the brain.
75. It can cause depression.
76. Increases the risk of stomach cancer.
77. May cause dyspepsia.
78. Increases the risk of gout.
79. In a test of oral glucose tolerance, sugar raises blood sugar levels, compared to the ingestion of complex carbohydrates.
80. You can increase the insulin responses in those consuming high-sugar diets compared to those with low-sugar diets.
81. Increases bacterial fermentation in the colon.
82. Can make it less effective functioning of two blood proteins, albumin and lipoproteins, which can reduce the body's ability to process the fat and cholesterol.
83. People with a high intake of sugar have a higher risk of Crohn's disease.
84. Can cause platelet adhesiveness.
85. It can cause hormonal imbalances.
86. It can lead to kidney stone formation.
87. You can make the hypothalamus to become highly sensitive to a variety of stimuli.
88. Dizziness.
89. Diets high in sugar considerably increase serum insulin levels.
90. High sucrose diets significantly increase the stickiness of platelets in people with peripheral vascular disease.
91. Diets high in sugar can contribute to cancer of the bile passages.
92. Diets high in sugar tend to decrease antioxidant micronutrients.
93. In teenage pregnancy, high sugar consumption is associated with double the risk of giving birth to a child underweight.
94. High consumption of sugar can lead to substantial decrease in gestation in pregnant adolescents.
95. Slows the passage of food through the gastrointestinal tract.
96. Increases the concentration of bile in the stool and bacterial enzymes in the colon. This can modify the bile producing such components and colon cancer.
97. Diets high in sugar can increase the level of fasting blood glucose.
98. Phosphatase combines with an enzyme, and destroys it, which makes the digestive process more difficult.
99. It may be a risk factor in bladder cancer.
100. It is an addictive substance.
101. Sugar can be intoxicating, similar to alcohol.
102. May worsen post-menstrual syndrome.
103. Deletes lymphocytes.
104. The decrease in sugar consumption can lead to greater emotional stability.
105. The body changes sugar into fat for 2-5 times more than it does starch.
106. The rapid absorption of glucose promotes excessive food intake in obese people.
107. Can worsen the symptoms of children with attention deficit disorder.
108. Adversely affect the electrolyte composition of urine.
109. You can slow down the ability of adrenal gland function.
110. It has the potential of inducing abnormal metabolic processes in a healthy person and induce chronic degenerative diseases.
111. Teens with high sugar diets are at increased risk of giving birth to children below the normal size.
112. The high sugar consumption may be an important risk factor in the development of lung cancer.
113. Increases the risk of polio.
114. A high sugar intake can cause epileptic seizures.
115. It is an addictive substance.
116. Intensive: limiting sugar saves lives.
117. Sugar feeds cancer.
118. It causes high blood pressure in obese people.
119. Intravenous feeding of sugar water can cut the supply of oxygen to the brain.
120. Increase the level of estradiol (the most potent form of naturally occurring estrogen) in men.
121. You can decrease the level of vitamin E in the blood.
122. May form free radicals in the bloodstream.
123. Contributes to Alzheimer's disease.
124. Feeds cancer cells.
125. Sugar given to premature babies often cause high blood pressure, which causes them to lose water, sugar, and salt through the urine. This puts them at risk of dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.
126. Sugar given to premature babies can also influence the level of carbon dioxide they produce, exacerbating problems in people with disorders
lungs.
127. Excess sugar is linked to nearsightedness.