11 Alarming Ways Sugar Is Ruining Your Health

1. Diabetes

And finally, the most well known risk of eating too much sugar is diabetes.

When blood sugar is chronically high, it leads to insulin resistance and forces the body to get really creative about eliminating all the glucose that is going unprocessed and can’t be used as fuel.

Uncontrolled diabetes negatively affects your eyes, nerves, heart, teeth, and kidneys, poor blood flow may also lead to gangrene and the loss of a foot. Sadly, the expected lifespan for people with Type 2 diabetes is shortened by 10 years, 20 years for those who suffer Type 1.

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