Sweet Poison: Why Sugar Ruining Your Health?

Drinking one can of soda daily able to elevate your mortality risk from heart disease by nearly one-third. (Yang, 2014)

 

Individuals who drink one to two soft drinks daily have a 26% greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes than people who consume less than once monthly. (Malik, 2012)

 

Your body processes liquid sugar differently than sugar in foods, especially those containing fibre. (Wang, 2014)

Sugar Consumption & Metabolic Diseases

 

The conversion of liquid sugar to blood sugar occurs fast and transporting more sugar to the body’s specific organs. 

 

Eventually overload your pancreas and liver and leads to severe diseases like diabetes, heart disease and liver disease. 

Why is the overconsumption of sweet drinks ubiquitous?

 

When we consume high-calorie drinks, we don’t feel as full as we would if we had eaten the same number of calories. (Zheng, 2014)       

 

How Sweet Is Fruit Juice?

 

Overconsumption of fruit juice can add extra calories to your diet and lead to putting on weight. 

 

Whole fruits are always preferable than fruit juices as they contain fibre.