Take a look at how the sweet stuff messes with your health, from head to toe.
Chances are you already know that eating too much sugar isn’t good for you. Yet you’re probably still overdoing it. Americans average about 270 calories of added sugars each day. That’s about 17 teaspoons a day, compared to the recommended limits of about 12 teaspoon per day or 200 calories.
No matter what it’s called, sugar is sugar, and in excess, it can negatively affect your body in many ways. Here’s a closer look at how sugar can mess with your health, from head to toe.Eating sugar gives your brain a surge of a feel-good chemical called dopamine. That explains why you’re more likely to crave a candy bar at 3 p.m. than an apple or a carrot.
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