When we eat refined, processed sugar, we may face the problem of unwanted hair on our body, scientists claim. Sugar provokes an increased level of insulin in our blood, which in its turn provokes higher testosterone levels. This hormone intensifies hair growth and makes hair more pigmented, and its excessive amount may cause dark hair to grow above our upper lip and on our belly. Higher insulin levels and insulin resistance are also linked to PCOS in women.
9. Your skin may start aging slower.
Sugar may not only trigger acne, but it can speed up the aging of our skin, scientists claim. When arriving into our body, sugar takes part in damaging our skin’s collagen, and this process is sped up even more by ultraviolet light. Our skin becomes less elastic and more fragile, and it has increased wrinkles and sagging. Sugar may also suppress the human growth hormone, which is responsible for our metabolism and body composition, and without this hormone, we may look and feel older.
10. Your bones may stay strong.
There is a widespread opinion that salt makes our bones more fragile, because it eliminates the calcium from our body when we pee. But doctors are even more concerned about another white crystal, which may be even worse for our bones, and this is sugar. Recent research has found that sugar makes it hard for our body to metabolize vitamin D and it actually strips our bones of calcium, magnesium, and other nutrients. It might lead to osteoporosis, and our bone tissue becoming fragile.
11. You might be able to forget about period cramps.
While it may seem like a good idea to drown yourself in sweets and chocolates when you’re on your period, gynecologists claim that sugar may actually make things worse. According to doctors, sugar may make cramps worse because it causes inflammation. In addition, you may have increased bloating, abdominal pain and gas, and these may worsen your condition when you’re on your period.
12. You may have a higher immunity.
When we consume sugar regularly and have a high level of it in our blood, we might be disabling our own immunity, scientists claim. Sugar influences white blood cells, which are responsible for fighting bacteria and viruses. By drinking a one-liter bottle of soda or by eating 100 grams of sugar, we reduce the activity of immune cells by 40%, and this means our immunity will be disabled for 4-5 hours.
