How Sugar Affects the Body & the Brain Michelle Obama once said, “At the root of his dilemma is the way we view mental health in this country. Whether an illness affects your brain, it’s still an illness, and there should be no distinction.” It’s hard to live without desserts, but have we ever thought about how many sugar is put into the desserts we eat every day. It’s hard to give up on sweets especially if you have a bakery on your street, community, or even a friend of yours that constantly makes sweets. Sugar affects our body and brain in many ways but people just don’t see it even if told by doctors they deny or ignore. That’s why Dr. Thomas Fuller once said, “Health is not valued till sickness comes.” We people don’t take words from doctors to heart until we get a disease, then we regret not listening to our doctors. Too much sugar can lead to sicknesses in the body and brain, (like Hypoglycemia, Galactosemia, Hyperglycemia, or even Diabetes Mellitus Type 2). Hypoglycemia is a strange low level of blood sugar because the brain counts on blood sugar for energy and hypoglycemia can prevent the brain’s ability to work properly. Also, it …show more content…
Diabetic people get this illness because of too high of a dose or diabetic medication, mostly insulin, or changing your diet or exercise. Lower blood sugar and food rises from insulin and exercise. People that take insulin to stay alive or oral medications that lower blood glucose usually get Hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia can cause symptoms in the brain “wanting” sugar, which causes you to have headaches, dizziness, blurry vision, difficulty concentration, poor coordination, confusion, weakness or fainting, tingling sensations in the lips or hands, confused speech, abnormal behavior, convulsions, loss of consciousness, and coma. Symptoms related to the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine, which lead to sweating, tremors (feeling shaky), rapid heartbeat, anxiety,