Why is too much sugar not good for you?

Answer 1

Two reasons- a spike in insulin and the fact that it's empty calories. We'll talk only about processed sugars and corn syrup here (not fruit sugars). Consuming a large amount of processed sugar results in a large insulin spike as your body attempts to regulate your blood sugar. It's thought that a continually high-sugar diet with these repeated insulin spikes eventually leads to insulin resistance- your blood sugar will require more and more insulin to stay in check. The theory goes that this will eventually develop into Diabetes (type II) and you'll require insulin shots. Also is the fact that it's empty calories. By consuming empty sugars, you exclude other nutritious fruits, vegetables and whole grains that your day's carbohydrates could have been "spent" on. Since sugar is tasty, there's also a very good chance that you'll overeat, consuming high-sugar foods simply because they taste good and not because you're hungry, which will lead to weight gain in the long run. Fruit sugars are slightly different- they are fructose, and as such aren't as quickly absorbed as regular sugar- meaning any sort of insulin spike will be much less, especially since fruit is much less concentrated in sugar than high fructose corn syrup. Additionally, these calories from fruit sugars come with all the benefits of fruit: fiber, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and all the other little beneficial compounds we're still pinning down. So when you're getting sugars from fruit, your aren't getting empty calories at all- so eat your fruit if you want something sweet!

Answer 2

Yes sugar is good for you(only if you can't eat it then it's bad). It gives you a boost of energy, but it would bring you right down. So having too much sugar is bad for your body.no suger is not good for you. what is better for your teeth is fruit. well i hope this helps you answer your question.

Answer 3

Many reasons. It can make you gain weight. It can cause tooth decay. If can fill you up with empty calories, preventing you from ingesting nutrients your body needs. It can raise your blood sugar levels, leading to a variety of problems, including death in severe cases. If you chronically eat too much sugar it can lead to diabetes.

Answer 4

Any processed sugar is bad for your health, whether it be high fructose corn syrup or white granulated sugar. Processed sugar inhibits insulin from communicating with our brain. Overeating is the results and obesity is inevitable.

Almost everything we buy contains more sugar than our body needs. Used in excessive amounts over time, our body is not able to produce enough insulin to keep up with the demand sugar places on our body.

Answer 5

Brown sugar is good for you not white sugar!
Brown sugar is raw and it has molasses. There is one type of molasses that is called Blackstrap

Molasses. This type of molasses is good for your health. Because of its reputation for being used to prepare livestock feed and other commercial uses, molasses needs to be understood as a disregarded source of vital human nutrients lacking in most of our diets. Molasses provides a sweetener that is safe for most glucose or blood sugar level issues and has several naturally available minerals. It has been used to help remedy many unhealthy conditions.

Ironically, molasses is the by product or "waste" from processing sugar cane or beet into table sugar. Refined table sugar creates blood sugar and insulin instability while providing no nutrients. Actually, refined sugar will pull nutrients, especially minerals, out of the body if consumed enough.

Answer 6

sweet things have a lot of excess sugar that your body doesn't need so it turns that sugar into fat. Too much fat is ugly(obveously) and can lead to death.

Answer 7

Sweets are bad for us because they contain lots of sugar or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

Answer 8

Sugar's formula C12H22O11 and is found in milk or plants used to sweeten foods down.

Answer 9

Because it will make you sick,and hipper.And a lot of sugar is bad for you.