Tag: sugar and health
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How Too Much Sugar Affects Your Brain And Body
“Brain functions such as thinking, memory, and learning are closely linked to glucose levels and how efficiently the brain uses this fuel source…Although the brain needs glucose, too much of this energy source can be a bad thing.” – Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology Sugar is a form of glucose, which serves as a…
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Here’s How Eating Added Sugar Hurts Your Brain
It is recommended that humans consume no more than 9.5 teaspoons of sugar per day. Currently, the average American adult consumes 22 teaspoons daily. The average American child consumes 32 teaspoons of sugar each day. – The American Heart Association As you can see, we clearly have a sugar epidemic on our hands, and it…
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Scientists Explain What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Sugar For 10 Days
As human beings, we all have specific weaknesses when it comes to food, and for many of us, anything that contains sugar satisfies our cravings and gives us comfort when we need it most. If you go into any store nowadays and read the labels on packaged food, you’ll find it contains sugar in some…