domingo, 4 de abril de 2010

50 maneiras como o açúcar pode prejudicar sua saúde


O açúcar pode alterar completamente a homeostase do organismo de muitas maneiras. Esta lista, extraida de vários periódicos médicos e outras publicações científicas, cita algumas conseqüências metabólicas do açúcar. Vale ressaltar que todos estes efeitos são "dose-dependentes", ou seja, serão mais evidentes quanto maior for o consumo.

  1. Açúcar pode debilitar o sistema imunológico.
  2. Açúcar pode causar deficiências de minerais.
  3. Açúcar pode produzir ou agravar hiperatividade, dificuldade de concentração e aprendizado.
  4. Açúcar pode produzir aumento significativo dos trigliceridios.
  5. Açúcar pode produzir dano aos rins.
  6. Açúcar pode reduzir o colesterol bom(HDL-colesterol).
  7. Açúcar pode elevar o colesterol ruim(LDL colesterol)
  8. Açúcar pode levar a deficiência de cromo.
  9. Açúcar pode levar a deficiência de cobre.
  10. Açúcar interfere na absorção de cálcio e magnésio.
  11. Açúcar pode acentuar os efeitos do stress no organismo.
  12. Açúcar está associado a maior incidência de vários tipos de câncer (mama, ovário, próstata, cólon e reto).
  13. Açúcar pode ser um fator de risco em câncer de bexiga.
  14. Açúcar pode levar a hipoglicemia.
  15. Açúcar pode aumentar a produção de ácidos no estômago.
  16. Açúcar pode acelerar o envelhecimento biológico.
  17. Açúcar pode aumentar a chance de alcoolismo.
  18. Açúcar pode promover cáries e doença periodontal.
  19. Açúcar pode contribuir significativamente para ganho de peso, obesidade e diabetes.
  20. Ingesta elevada de açúcar aumenta o risco de Doença de Crohn e colite ulcerativa.
  21. Açúcar pode causar artrite.
  22. Açúcar pode causar candidiase.
  23. Açúcar pode levar a formação de pedras na vesícula biliar.
  24. Açúcar pode levar a formação de pedras no rin.
  25. Açúcar pode aumentar a incidência de doença cardíaca isquêmica.
  26. Açúcar pode causar apendicite.
  27. Açúcar pode exarcebar os sintomas de esclerose múltipla.
  28. Açúcar pode piorar os níveis de glicose e insulina em usuárias de contraceptivos orais.
  29. Açúcar pode diminuir os niveis do hormônio do crescimento.
  30. Açúcar pode contribuir para osteoporose.
  31. Açúcar pode elevar o colesterol total.
  32. Açúcar pode elevar a pressão arterial.
  33. Açúcar pode causar alergias alimentares.
  34. Açúcar pode dificultar o controle do diabetes.
  35. Açúcar está associado a doença hipertensiva específica da gravidez.
  36. Açúcar pode alterar a estrutura do DNA.
  37. Açúcar pode levar a catarata.
  38. Açúcar pode contribuir para o enfisema pulmonar.
  39. Açúcar aumenta a formação de radicais livres no organismo.
  40. Açúcar pode contribuir para alergias em crianças.
  41. Açúcar pode causar deposição de gordura no fígado.
  42. Açúcar pode causar retenção de líquidos no organismo.
  43. Açúcar pode causar constipação intestinal.
  44. Açúcar pode aumentar a fermentação bacteriana no intestino.
  45. Açúcar pode aumentar a incidência de cefaléias, inclusive enxaquecas.
  46. Açúcar pode alterar o padrão encefalográfico do cérebro prejudicando a clareza de pensamento.
  47. Açúcar pode causar depressão.
  48. Açúcar pode causar desequilibrios hormonais.
  49. Açúcar pode aumentar a desividade plaquetária e o risco de tromboembolismo.
  50. Açúcar pode aumentar o risco de doença de Alzheimer.


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  1. nossa eu não sabia o quanto o açucar fazia tanto mal....... estou passada

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