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Sweet foods that can cause various health problems.
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Bobo.id – Friends must have known the consequences of consuming food and drink sweet which causes high blood sugar or diabetes.
In addition, sugary foods and drinks can also cause several other health problems.
Sweet foods and drinks may be a good menu to eat in your spare time.
Moreover, there are many types of sweet foods and drinks that are sold at affordable prices.
However, friends should start to reduce their consumption of these foods and drinks.
Sugar intake in the body can indeed be a source of energy, but if it is excessive it will cause problems.
Not only blood sugar problems, sweet foods can also be a cause of obesity to cancer, lo.
The following will explain some of the consequences of consuming too many sugary foods and drinks.
1. Obesity
Consuming sugary foods or drinks can be one of the causes of obesity or overweight.
This problem is mainly caused by sugary drinks.
Sugary drinks, such as soda, juice, or sweetened tea, contain fructose or a type of simple sugar.
Fructose can make the body continue to feel hungry because of the resistance to leptin.
Leptin is a hormone that regulates hunger in the body.
That way sweet drinks or sweet foods that contain fructose will not cause you to feel full.
Precisely the food and drink will make friends continue to feel hungry, even though they have eaten in large quantities.
This is what causes the weight to increase rapidly.
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2. Heart Disease
The next problem is heart disease because sugary foods and drinks can increase blood pressure.
In addition, sugary foods and drinks can also make the kidneys throw more fat into the bloodstream.
Fat in the bloodstream can clog and cause cardiovascular problems, one of which is heart disease.
Even in one study, people who consumed sugar 17-21 percent of total calories had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
3. Flatulence
If you have experienced flatulence, of course it is very uncomfortable.
Flatulence is not only caused by spicy or sour foods, but also sweet foods and drinks.
Eating too many carbohydrates can cause gas in the stomach, lo.
While sugar is a type of carbohydrate.
There are four types of sugar that cause the most gas even though the body is in good health.
The four types of sugar are fructose, lactose, raffinose, and sorbitol.
Stomach bloating that occurs continuously can be dangerous because many organs will feel pressured, including the respiratory organs.
This can cause friends to feel short of breath.
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4. Depression
In one study, people who consumed 67 grams of sugar or more per day had higher rates of depression than those who consumed less than 40 grams per day.
This is said to be related to changes in blood sugar, neurotransmitter dysregulation, and inflammation that impair mental health.
Neurotransmitter dysregulation is the inability to regulate emotions associated with nerves in the brain.
Therefore, it is important for friends to limit the amount of daily sugar consumption.
5. Increases Cancer Risk
Another problem that arises from eating too many sugary drinks is the risk of cancer.
This is said to be related to an increase in body weight and blood sugar in the body.
In one study, sugar can cause an increased risk of esophageal cancer, pleural cancer, and small bowel cancer.
For this reason, it is important to limit sugar consumption and balance healthy foods such as vegetables and fruit.
Well, those were five health problems besides diabetes caused by excessive sugar consumption.
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