7. Cancer Causing
Recent studies have linked excess sugar consumption to cancers of the pancreas, breast, colon, and liver.
It is not clear exactly what causes this, but we know that sugar is the favorite fuel of cancer cells. The so-called Warburg effect, discovered in 1931 by Otto Warburg, shows that glucose accelerates the division of cancer cells.
The interplay of triglycerides, glucose, and insulin may also affect certain metabolic pathways that allow cancer cells to spread throughout the body. Reducing sugar consumption helps to limit the amount of fuel that can be used by cancer to spread.