If you keep up with Evolve Paleo Chef, you know that we encourage everyone to abandon processed, added sugars in their foods. While some sugar is unavoidable, an completely necessary for life, processed or added sugars are really nothing but bad for you. Though sugar may be natural, and is present in many fruits, sugar alone contains no nutrients, no protein, no healthy fats, and no enzymes, something that should be within everything you put in your body.
Here’s just a few of the effects that sugar has on your body, and keep in mind that if you’re ready to break the sugar addiction, Evolve Paleo Chef is here to be your resource for all things Paleo! You can be sure to get your fix of healthy options in our online shop as well!
Fructose can cause Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
In the liver, fructose is turned into fat, and when all of the fat can’t get out of the liver because there’s a fructose overload, it can lead to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Forms of this disease can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, a life threatening.
Sugar consumption can lead to diabetes
As you may know, sugar is directly related to both types of diabetes. Having too much glucose in your blood is incredibly toxic, and it can lead to insulin resistance, which is a leading cause of many diseases, including type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
Sugar can damage your heart
A 2013 study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that sugar can affect the pumping mechanism of the heart and could increase the risk of heart failure. A molecule in sugar physically changes the muscle protein of the heart, leading to a significantly higher risk for heart disease and failure.
Sugar creates belly fat
Child obesity rates have doubled in the past thirty years. The driving factor behind this growth (literally) is sugar. Studies in children have shown that excess fructose intake causes visceral fat cells to mature, leading to a big belly and a huge future risk for heart disease and diabetes.
Sugar can be extremely detrimental to your body. Remember that going Paleo is clearly one of your best options! Let Evolve help you today!
