Here is the reality we must confront on International Women's Day: The decisions women make about their families are the key to improving life for many of the poorest communities in the world.
Here are some of the effects that consuming too much sugar has on your health: 1  It overloads and damages your liver. 2  It tricks your body into gaining weight and affects your insulin and leptin signaling. 3  It causes metabolic dysfunction. 4  It increases your uric acid levels.
That's because the logic underpinning low-carb diets seems pretty convincing. The thinking is that carbohydrates raise your blood sugar and stimulate your body to produce insulin. Insulin is the hormone needed to lower blood sugar, but it has another effect: it's a growth hormone. It makes your body convert sugar to fat and makes that fat hard to use as a source of energy.