The Effects Of Sugar On Health

Sugar has been around since 8,000 BC and since then it has caused many controversies in the health department. Although sugar is widely and massively consumed on a daily basis, it is not healthy for you and your body because not only does it cause us as Americans overweight, but also makes us sick. The terrible effects of sugar can affect us for a lifetime. It causes sickness, obesity, diabetes and it has an increased risk of cancer. “The new paradigm hypothesize, that... too much sugar does not just make us fat, it also can make us sick.” (Richards). Sugar can also attack your mental health as it has an increased risk of depression. Studies show that artificial sugars has been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and will put your metabolic metabolism out of whack. When it comes to type 2 diabetes, I have had family member who have gotten type two diabetes from having too much sugar. Not only that, but it also has been proven that it is more addictive than cocaine.
When shown healthy foods in a classroom full of kids, the kids didn’t even know what an eggplant was. (Oliver Video). The best way is to inform the youth. “That kind of sugar is bad. Really bad.” (Konie). It hurts more than anything and has a negative effect on the world. Thanks to the educational video Fed Up, children all across America are being enlightened about the dangers that is sugar. Granted, this will take a long time for companies to realize this is a problem, but by developing a healthy substitute to sugar, this problem can and will be