{"id":6525,"date":"2017-03-14T16:37:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T16:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdentistryforkids.com\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2021-08-05T22:49:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T22:49:49","slug":"sugar-how-much-is-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texasdentistryforkids.com\/blog\/sugar-how-much-is-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar, how much is TOO much?"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Candy\"Everyone needs a sugar fix every now and then. Right? But, is too much sugar bad for you?\n

Added sugar contains no essential nutrients and is bad for your teeth. (So remember to brush after your sugar intakes) Added sugars, like sucrose and high fructose corn syrup contain a whole bunch of calories with absolutely no essential nutrients.<\/p>\n

When people eat up to 10-12% of calories as sugar or more, this can become a major problem and contribute to nutrient deficiencies. Sugar, again is harmful to your teeth because it provides easily digestible energy for the bad bacteria in the mouth.<\/p>\n

Do you ever get a \u201csugar high\u201d? Sugar can cause massive dopamine release in the brain, because sugar is highly addictive. Just like drugs, sugar and junk foods can cause a release of dopamine in the reward center of the brain, more than we were ever exposed to from food in nature. For this reason people who have susceptibility to addiction can become strongly addicted to sugar and other junk foods.<\/p>\n

Obesity at a young age? Yep. Sugar is the leading contributor to obesity in both children and adults. The way sugar affects hormones and the brain is a recipe for fat gain. This is especially strong in children, where each daily serving of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with 60% increased risk of obesity.<\/p>\nObesity can cause the following:\n