5 Signs You Are Eating Too Much Sugar

Sugar is love and love is sugar.  And you know that too much love can kill you right? Taking sugar in copious amounts is bad for your health and if it goes unchecked, will eventually kill you.

According to MyHEALTH portal, citing World Health Organization (WHO), the recommended added sugar intake is not more than 10 per cent of the daily energy requirement.

Therefore, the recommended daily sugar intake is only 10 teaspoons or 50g.

Here we share with you 5 signs from your body telling you to cut down on sugar:

1.You feel lethargic throughout the day

Eating sugar gives you the ‘high’ feeling before your energy ‘crashes’, making you feeling sluggish the whole day.  Chowing down on sugar also means you don’t get enough protein and fibre to have a balanced meal, causing you to be unenergetic.

2. Your skin won't stop breaking out.

Eating too much sugar may affect the hormones to some people, leading to the skin breaking out.  If this happens to you, maybe you should start changing your diet and cutting down on sugar.

3. You give an attitude.

The ‘low’ after the ‘high’ of taking sugar can cause mood swings.  Bad attitude can also be the result of waning energy.

4. You put on weight.

Sugar is calories and excess sugar means excess calories.  The more you chow down on sugary treats, the hungrier you feel.    

5. Your brain tends to get foggy, especially after a meal.

This fog is a common symptom of low blood sugar. When you eat a lot of sugar, your blood sugar levels rapidly rise and fall instead of gradually doing so.

Source: www.self.com