Drinking 100 ml of sugared beverages a day can increase the risk of cancer by 18%!!😱😱😱

Whenever you see a attractive beverage on the supermarket shelves, do you always want to drink a bottle and make yourself happy all day? In fact, the sugar in the drink has sneaked into your body at this time. If you don't control drinking, you may become a high sugar intake group unknowingly. 

So, what exactly is high sugar intake? High sugar intake refers to high added sugar intake. Added sugars include sucrose, sweeteners, honey and fruit juice, which are extracted and refined and added to foods or beverages to improve taste.

Will high sugar intake release "happiness factors" and relieve stress?

The intake of sugar will stimulate our brain to secrete dopamine. Dopamine is a kind of nerve substance that transmits excitement and happiness. It can make people feel happy. Therefore eating sugar can really make people happy and relieve stress.

What are the hazards of high sugar intake to the body?

Short term: High sugar intake will increase systemic inflammation and increase the risk of acne. This is why some people start to get acne after eating a lot of sweets.

Long term: Long-term high sugar intake will increase the risk of dental caries. Studies have found that 3 cups of sugared beverages a day will double the risk of dental caries. The effect of sugar to dental caries is not limited to modern times. In fact, as early as 500 years ago, excessive sugar consumption caused European aristocrats to have dental caries.

High sugar intake will also increase the risk of obesity. It is because added sugar is an "empty calorie food (most calorie and less nutrient in the food)". You are already full but you can still continue to enjoy a dessert after a meal. This is how sugar affects the satiety. Therefore, it is easy to eat too much sugar, which leads to excessive calorie intake and leads to obesity. In addition, high sugar intake can also increase the risk of diabetes. Added sugar can be quickly absorbed by the body and has a great impact on blood sugar fluctuations. Studies have shown that people who consume a lot of sugared beverages have an 18% increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes. 

Why does high sugar intake increase the risk of cancer?

In 2019, a study of more than 100,000 people showed that drinking 100 ml of sugared beverages a day would increase the overall risk of cancer by 18%. The researchers proposed some possible explanations for these results. It was including the effect of sugar in sugared beverages on visceral fat, blood sugar levels and inflammatory. All are associated with increased cancer risk. Long-term high sugar intake can lead to obesity and insulin resistance. It is resulting in oxidative stress, endocrine disorders and immune dysfunction in the body and leading to an increased risk of tumors.

After the tumor has occurred, the cancer cells will use the anaerobic glycolysis as the main energy supply method. So ordinary people and tumor patients both should control the intake of added sugar.

How to reduce sugar intake?

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Cancer Institute (AICR) put forward the top ten recommendations for cancer prevention which include "limit the intake of sugared beverages."

We must learn to say goodbye to sweetness, reduce the intake of disserts and sweet drinks, eat more complex carbohydrates (coarse grains), drink more boiled water, lemonade or soda water.

Learn to look at the nutrient composition table on the food packaging to find out the hidden sugar.

If you really want to eat something sweet, we can choose fruit. While providing sweetness, it also provides vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber that are beneficial to health. 100% fruit juice is also a sugared beverage, so it is not recommended to use fruit juice instead of fruit. We can also choose suitable sugar substitute products and see if there are low-sugar/no-sugar products as alternatives when purchasing.

Try to reduce sugar intake, keep you healthy.👍