What is processed sugar?

Processed sugar is nothing but refined form of sugar. It has been stripped off its natural properties of vitamins, proteins and minerals. In the end all that is left is nothing but carbohydrates which is also known as naked calorie

This empty sugar – as we can now call it – forces the body to release vitamins, and minerals to compensate for the lack of it in refined sugar, this drains the body of the nutrients and also takes up a lot of energy in this process.

That’s not the end of it. Also the consumption of food with refined sugar triggers the body to extract stored calcium present in teeth and bones which leads to slow decay and weakening of bones.

Excessive processed sugar intake will cause your body to store this excess sugar as glycogen in your liver and when it crosses the limit the glycogen will begin to circulate as fatty acids in the blood stream. This will result in uneven distribution of fatty acids in different parts of the body like waist and thighs and in worst cases in the heart and kidneys resulting in serious health conditions.

Even before you know it, the excess processed sugar will suppress the immune system and cause damage to the nervous system as well. All this harm just because of refined sugar.

Apart from this processed sugar offers the following adverse affects in the long run:

• It stimulates a cascade reaction during stress that triggers the release of stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol and thickens the blood.
• It disables the proper functioning of white blood cells.
• It has been shown to decrease the body’s production of leptin, which is responsible for appetite regulation.
• Hinders the proper transfer of amino acids to muscle cells.
• It induces oxidative stress and promotes fat storage in the body.
• Over time it increases body’s resistance to insulin hence triggering the onset of diabetes type 2 and related illness like cardiovascular diseases and nerve damage.