“Sugar is bad for you.”
Everyone says it.
But almost no one explains why.
Here’s the truth about what sugar really does to your body: 🧵
Everyone says it.
But almost no one explains why.
Here’s the truth about what sugar really does to your body: 🧵
Most people know sugar causes:
• Weight gain
• Cavities
• Fatty liver
• High blood pressure
• Weakened immunity
But the real damage goes much deeper…
Sugar wrecks your mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside your cells that keep you alive.
• Weight gain
• Cavities
• Fatty liver
• High blood pressure
• Weakened immunity
But the real damage goes much deeper…
Sugar wrecks your mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside your cells that keep you alive.
Nearly every modern disease traces back to mitochondrial dysfunction.
Mitochondria are the power plants of your cells, turning fuel into usable energy.
When they become damaged, energy production collapses and chronic disease sets in.
Mitochondria are the power plants of your cells, turning fuel into usable energy.
When they become damaged, energy production collapses and chronic disease sets in.
When mitochondria fail, you don’t just feel tired.
You set the stage for:
• Cancer
• Alzheimer’s
• Heart disease
• Kidney and liver disease
• Type 2 diabetes
And the primary driver of that mitochondrial damage is sugar and refined carbohydrates.
You set the stage for:
• Cancer
• Alzheimer’s
• Heart disease
• Kidney and liver disease
• Type 2 diabetes
And the primary driver of that mitochondrial damage is sugar and refined carbohydrates.
Not all sugar is equal.
Glucose harms mitochondria, but fructose is far worse.
Fructose can only be metabolized by the liver. Sodas, fruit juices, and high-fructose corn syrup overwhelm it quickly.
The result: fatty liver, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation.
Glucose harms mitochondria, but fructose is far worse.
Fructose can only be metabolized by the liver. Sodas, fruit juices, and high-fructose corn syrup overwhelm it quickly.
The result: fatty liver, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation.
Here is what excess sugar does to your mitochondria:
• Mutates mitochondrial DNA
• Reduces oxygen use (hypoxia)
• Lowers energy production
• Triggers oxidative stress
• Depletes mitochondrial numbers
This is why sugar accelerates disease.
It gets worse…
• Mutates mitochondrial DNA
• Reduces oxygen use (hypoxia)
• Lowers energy production
• Triggers oxidative stress
• Depletes mitochondrial numbers
This is why sugar accelerates disease.
It gets worse…
Sugar inhibits autophagy, your body’s system for recycling old, damaged mitochondria.
Without it, unhealthy cells accumulate, increasing your risk of cancer and accelerating aging.
There’s more…
Without it, unhealthy cells accumulate, increasing your risk of cancer and accelerating aging.
There’s more…
Sugar also depletes essential nutrients your body needs to function properly.
Excess sugar reduces:
• B1 (thiamine), causing neuropathy, anxiety, and memory problems
• Zinc, compromising mitochondrial function and immunity
This is why diabetics often experience nerve damage.
Excess sugar reduces:
• B1 (thiamine), causing neuropathy, anxiety, and memory problems
• Zinc, compromising mitochondrial function and immunity
This is why diabetics often experience nerve damage.
The science is overwhelming.
A review of 73 meta-analyses covering 8,600 studies linked high sugar intake to 45 negative health effects.
These include diabetes, stroke, dementia, asthma, gout, cancer, and early death.
A review of 73 meta-analyses covering 8,600 studies linked high sugar intake to 45 negative health effects.
These include diabetes, stroke, dementia, asthma, gout, cancer, and early death.
The sugar industry knows this.
That is why it spends billions lobbying to protect its products.
Sugar lobbies accounts for one-third of all donations from U.S. agriculture, despite making up just 2 percent of farms.
This influence shapes dietary guidelines and food policy.
That is why it spends billions lobbying to protect its products.
Sugar lobbies accounts for one-third of all donations from U.S. agriculture, despite making up just 2 percent of farms.
This influence shapes dietary guidelines and food policy.
The good news is you can reverse much of the damage and protect your mitochondria.
Try:
• Low-carb or ketogenic diet
• Intermittent fasting
• Exercise, especially high-intensity
• Quality sleep
• Cold exposure and sunlight to stimulate mitochondria
Try:
• Low-carb or ketogenic diet
• Intermittent fasting
• Exercise, especially high-intensity
• Quality sleep
• Cold exposure and sunlight to stimulate mitochondria
Sugar is more than empty calories.
It is toxic at the cellular level, damaging mitochondria and depleting energy.
Cutting it out protects your cells and lowers your risk for nearly every chronic disease.
Watch this video to learn more:
It is toxic at the cellular level, damaging mitochondria and depleting energy.
Cutting it out protects your cells and lowers your risk for nearly every chronic disease.
Watch this video to learn more:
A bit about me:
I’m the creator of Healthy Keto® and Intermittent Fasting protocols, helping over 100M people make healthier choices.
Follow me @dr_ericberg for more evidence-based insights to improve your health and longevity.
I’m the creator of Healthy Keto® and Intermittent Fasting protocols, helping over 100M people make healthier choices.
Follow me @dr_ericberg for more evidence-based insights to improve your health and longevity.
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