Study in 2013 estimated that there were 180,000 deaths worldwide were attributed to the consumption of sugary foods and beverages.
Health effects of excessive sugar consumption even scary. Many studies have shown that the 'overwhelm' body with a sweet round may play a role in obesity, heart disease and cancer.
According to Dr. Robert Lustig, an endocrinologist, brain scans showed that sugar is addictive like cocaine. This causes the amount of dopamine, a hormone that controls pleasure in the brain, increased.
Here are some diseases that affects the body due to excessive sugar consumption, in addition to diabetes.
1. Heart failure
A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association in 2013 proved that sugar can actually affect the pumping mechanism of the heart, thereby increasing the risk of heart failure.
From the findings it was found that the sugar molecules called glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) is responsible for the changes in the heart muscle proteins. These changes that ultimately lead to heart failure.
2. Heart disease
According to researchers, when someone is eating too many sugary foods or drinks, the liver starts converting most of fructose into fat. This fat can cause a dangerous increase in bad cholesterol, thus forming plaque in blood vessels. When blood vessels are 'blocked' then it could be a stroke.
3. Cancer
University of Minnesota researchers who observed more than 60,000 patients over 14 years found that those who frequently drank sugary drinks twice a week had a 87 percent higher risk of pancreatic cancer.
Another study by a team of University of Buffalo found that women with diabetes also have a 38 percent risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers suspect sugar and insulin into the 'fuel' for cancer cells to grow.
4. Depression
Habit of drinking beverages with artificial sweeteners can also increase the risk of depression. Excess sugar can affect mood. Even according to researchers from Baylor College of Medicine believe that insulin resistance forced the release of the stress hormone cortisol and Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1).
5. Fungal infections
Mushrooms can be grown if fed sugar. When the amount of your blood sugar is very high, then the saliva and urine sugar will be higher, thus providing perfect grow environment place for bacteria and fungi.
7. Pimple
Recent research suggests that foods containing sugar and high glycemic index is more rapidly absorbed into the blood stream that causes the body to release insulin and other hormones in large quantities. Researchers suspect that stimulate oil production and acne arises.