If children eat too much of one kind of food, they will have poor concentration! Mom didn’t even know!

White sugar is refined sugar made from molasses extracted from sugar cane and beets and is extremely sweet. It can be said that everyone likes its taste, especially children, who love it very much. No matter whether they are eating, drinking water or taking medicine, they have to put sugar in it, otherwise they will cry.

However, eating white sugar in this way brings great harm to your health. As parents, we should be more responsible for our children's health. Otherwise, excessive use of sugar can easily cause the following injuries and diseases:

1. Damage children's teeth and cause tooth decay

In life, many children have unhealthy teeth and many children have cavities, which is often the result of eating too much white sugar.

Because children often eat sweets, it provides a suitable space for the bacteria in the mouth to reproduce. When these bacteria come into contact with sugar, it can easily cause an increase in acidic components in the teeth, between teeth, and in the mouth.

Once teeth are frequently attacked by acidic substances, it will cause tooth decay and oral diseases, and tooth decay is an extremely common symptom.

Moreover, many children's mouths are very unclean, which makes it easy for bacteria to damage their teeth. Therefore, if children eat too much sugar, it will damage their teeth and cause tooth decay.

2. Behavioral changes such as inattention

The decomposition and absorption of starch in food is a slow process, which makes the rise and fall of blood sugar and the secretion of insulin and adrenaline also slow and stable. This is not the case with monosaccharides, disaccharides, and sugar alcohols, which are decomposed and absorbed significantly faster than starch. This can cause blood sugar to rise and fall rapidly, and then cause insulin and adrenaline levels to fluctuate like a swing, resulting in mental and behavioral changes such as dizziness, vertigo, and inattention.

3. Lack of vitamins and trace elements

The metabolism of sugar requires the participation of vitamins and trace elements. If sugar intake is excessive, a large amount of sugar metabolism will consume a large amount of vitamins (especially vitamin Bl) and trace elements; at the same time, foods with high sugar content often have lower vitamin and trace element content. Therefore, excessive sugar intake can cause children to lack or be deficient in vitamins and trace elements.

4. It causes fat accumulation in children, leading to obesity

Studies have found that white sugar will be converted into glucose when consumed, and glucose will be converted into glycogen in the liver. Once there is too much glycogen, it will turn into fat. Therefore, if children eat too much white sugar, it will cause childhood obesity.

It can be said that in life, we often see some children who are overweight or obese. When drinking porridge or water, they always like to add spoonfuls of sugar into the cup or bowl. However, people don’t know that the calories contained in white sugar will be converted into fat and stored in the body, causing bloat and obesity, thus affecting normal growth.

3 sugar control suggestions for reference:

1. Understand the aliases of sugar. Diana St. Philip, a registered nutritionist in the United States, pointed out that in addition to the well-known granulated sugar, other common sweeteners used in food include high fructose corn syrup, cane syrup, molasses, invert sugar, sucrose, and brown rice syrup. Consumers should read food labels carefully. If the ingredient list contains three or four or more of the above sweeteners, it means that the food may be too "sweet".

2. Buy sugar-free foods. Sugar-free foods will say "sugar-free" or "no sugar added" on the label. Common foods and condiments such as bread, butter, jam, cereal, canned fruit, etc. have sugar-free versions, so don’t miss them if you come across them.

3. Don’t try to quit sugar right away. Quitting sugar is like quitting smoking, it needs to be done gradually, otherwise it is easy to rebound and eat more sugar. Amari Thompson, a registered dietician in the United States, gave an example. For example, if you usually add two packets of sugar to your coffee, change to one packet. In the second week, only add half a packet. In the third week, change to no sugar and just milk. Slowly get used to drinking original coffee.