According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average United States adult consumes 22 teaspoons more of added sugar per DAY! This becomes 154 more teaspoons per WEEK, and calculates to be over 150 pounds a YEAR! As for teenagers, they consume 34 more teaspoons per day than average. They say that this is more than twice the amount of sugar in our daily diet. There are many health effect that can become problems over time with an over consumption of sugar. Some include the following: 1. Sugar can increase the risk of diabetes, 2. may cause acne, 3. too much sugar can hurt your heart, 4. increases the canches of depression, 5. high blood sugar can increase the risk of a yeast infection, 6. can increase the risk of cancer, 7. and can change your mooods and emotions.
I chose to blog about this article because sugar is not only an important factor for how we funtion our body, but it can affect our lifestyle and how we choose to live it. Too much sugaer is obviously no good for our body, but the potential of putting it in health risk can be prevented. Cut down on sugars, and you won't have to worry about these problems.
http://fitbie.msn.com/eat-right/tips/6-scary-side-effects-sugar?gt1=50002
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