Publisher's Synopsis
SUGAR'S HIDDEN SIDE EFFECTS
The maximum amount of sugar that is advised daily is six teaspoons, but study indicates that Australians may be eating more than three times as much as that amount each day-possibly without even realizing it-due to added sugar in meals like bread and sauces. A high-sugar diet coupled with fructose, a common food additive that resembles sugar, causes your liver to retain fat. This can result in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a disorder that was uncommon before 1980. What you can do is look for foods with little to no fructose by reading the labels of items, particularly those that include cereal, fruit juices, snack bars, yoghurt, and cookies. High blood pressure results from the muscle cells surrounding each blood vessel in your arteries growing more quickly than they should when you have chronically elevated insulin levels. What you can do is track how many grams of sugar you're eating and try to stay within the daily allowance: 12g for children, 36g for adults, and 20g for women. According to recent studies, those who consumed the most added sugars also experienced the largest jump in their levels of bad cholesterol and the lowest levels of good cholesterol. What you can do is fight sugar cravings by having breakfast consisting of protein-rich eggs. According to US studies, Alzheimer's disease is a metabolic disorder caused by impairment to the brain's ability to metabolize glucose. This damage is linked to insulin resistance and high-fat diets. You can take action by avoiding fatty and sugary foods. It makes you an addict Dopamine and opioids are released when sugar is consumed, stimulating the pleasure center of the brain. You require higher dosages because tolerance develops quickly.
