Too much sugar in the diet can lead to high cholesterol, diabetes, tooth decay and obesity. Sugar or glucose is a carbohydrate that provides our greatest amount of energy. However when the sugars are refined and processed, they become high in calories and as there’s no fiber to make you feel full you end up eating more and more hence piling on the calories. Surplus sugar is stored in the muscles or liver as glycogen or converted into body fat. The major source of sugar in our daily diet comes from the refined sugar added to food and drink during processing – manufactures use sugar not only to make food taste more palatable but also to add cost effective bulk and prolong shelf life.
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