Eating sweets for breakfast is more likely to cause weight gain than you think

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Eating sweets for breakfast is more likely to cause weight gain than you think.

The dangers of sweets: How does eating sweets for breakfast affect your body?

Glucose Spike 

  • hen you eat something sweet on an empty stomach, sugar breaks down into glucose molecules, which are quickly digested and absorb into the bloodstream. This causes a Glucose Spike, or a rapid rise in blood sugar, which is the result of eating too much sugar and starch. This makes you feel good and energetic for a short period of time, about 1-2 hours , but after a while, your blood sugar level drops quickly, causing your blood sugar level to drop below normal (Glucose Crash), making you feel hungry and craving more sweetness.

Insulin resistance 

Weight gain

  • When eating sweets in the morning, excess sugar cannot converted into energy. Causing the fat in the body not to use. Therefore, the excess sugar. That the body takes in is store as excess fat. Which results in weight gain.

Mood swings

  • When blood sugar levels rise and fall rapidly, it can affect your mood and brain, making you feel irritable, restless, or fatigued. It can also affect your concentration and learning ability.

Risk of chronic disease

  • Having high blood sugar levels can increase your risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and obesity.