Results: Too Much Sugar
Published on 08/19/2018
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Source Popsugar. Though the recommended daily amount of added sugar tops out at 25 grams (six teaspoons) for women, your body could be significantly more sensitive (and the truth is, many of us eat way, way more than the recommended daily max). Do you consume too much sugar?
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No
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Everyone's body is different, we'll each have different reactions to sugar intake (and each of us has a different personal maximum). Clinical nutritionist and detox specialist Autumn Bates, CCN shared a few telltale signs you can keep an eye on to decide if it's time to cut back. Which sugar facts are you familiar with?
Mood Swings: A high-sugar diet can cause you to have severe mood swings. This is "due to the rise and fall in blood glucose levels - think 'hangry'. We've been there! This happens because sugar is absorbed much more quickly into your body than fat or protein, so this results in a surge of energy and a very sudden drop. That drop can cause you to feel moody, angry, anxious, annoyed, and really hungry. Limiting your intake of sweets could potentially balance out your mood and lead to more positive feelings overall.
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Acne: You thought you outgrew acne, but your diet had other plans for you. Ingesting high levels of sugar has been linked to hormone imbalance. These imbalances can appear in a variety of ways, but one of the most common forms is acne. Plan of action: keep your skin routine the same, but just start reducing your sugar intake. Take some before and after photos to see if the diet overhaul is making a difference, and go from there.
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Headaches: Having a sudden spike, then drop in blood glucose levels (which happens with a high sugar diet) can trigger hypoglycemia. Common symptoms of hypoglycemia can include headaches or migraines. If you experience headaches often, you may be eating excessive amounts of sugar.
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Inability to Lose Weight: If you're exercising constantly and eating pretty healthy but still not losing weight, it's time to reassess your diet's sugar levels. Having a constant stream of sugar given to your body makes it impossible for your body to utilize it's own fat stores. Time to ditch the sweets. It's much easier for your body to use sugar as a source of energy when it's available, so a high sugar diet will make it extremely difficult to tap into energy stored as fat.
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Hormone Imbalances: For women especially, a sugary diet could be linked with different hormonal issues, this is specifically true for women with PCOS, or polycysitc ovarian syndrome. PCOS has become an epidemic with women in their 20's and 30's. The two main factors that have been traced back to PCOS are stress and excessive sugar intake.
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One way that you can control PCOS and sometimes can be reversed; is by cutting out any additional sugar, reducing fruit intake, and limiting grain intake (especially refined grains) which ultimately get broken down into simple sugars in your body. In your daily meals (or snacks) do you eat a lot of fruits or grains?
Fruits
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Grains
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Both
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Neither
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