Overconsumption Of Sugar And Its Effects On The Human Body

The average American consumes 150 to 170 pounds of sugar per year. Sugar is a sweet, crystalline substance that is used as a sweetener for everyday food and drinks, making it very prominent in the average person’s diet. It is an unavoidable carbohydrate to say the least, it is even in lettuce, however, it is reasonable to limit the amount of sugar one indulges in. This impacts adults and teens by draining people's lives and making people frightened to consume sugar. Consuming too much sugar undoubtedly has a negative impact on the body, causing an increased risk of premature death, obesity, and augmenting one’s chance of organ failure.
Overconsumption of sugar places the human body under severe risk for death. Doctors have found that added sugar intake has potential to lead to heart disease, which can ultimately be fatal. After a study in 2010, it was discovered “on average, adults in the USA consumed about 300 calories a day, based on a 2,000-calorie
Sugar has been seen to have the greatest effects on the liver, pancreas, kidney and especially the heart. It affects the heart by interfering with the blood vessel function, as well as many other things. In a study done over a wide range of people to see how added sugar intake affected the heart it was found that, “consuming too much added sugar… increases your risk of death from heart disease”. The effects of excessive sugar intake go beyond just gaining weight, they are damaging the inside of the body. Added sugar, causes the heart rate and blood pressure to rise which can lead to heart disease, heart attacks, and clogged arteries resulting in strokes, all of which increase the risk of death. The heart is not even the only organ affected by all of this, increased sugar intake can cause fatty liver disease which can cause death or the imperative need for a transplant. Thus, only further stressing how harmful sugar actually is to the