Natural News: We all know that sugar is bad for you, but what really happens if you eat too much of it? Your first answer might be that you could develop type 2 diabetes, which is reason enough to avoid sugar like the plague. There’s also the higher risk of obesity that regular sugar consumption causes. However, even if you do manage to duck those two unpleasant outcomes, another misfortune awaits: nutritional deficiencies.
Nutritional deficiencies might not sound like that big of a deal when compared to problems like diabetes, but it’s actually a far more insidious problem that can spur a host of other diseases. Sugar consumption depletes and reduces your body’s absorption of important minerals and vitamins, and there are a few in particular that are at risk when you overindulge...read more>>>...