First, the benefits:
1. Supplementing energy and sugar: Under the conditions of long-term heavy physical labor, strenuous exercise and high temperature operation, eating some sugar, sweets or fruits with high sugar content is helpful to replenish energy and sugar in the body, prevent hypoglycemia or alleviate mild hypoglycemia and hypotension symptoms;
2. Relieve the mood: Many people think that eating a little sugar can relieve the mood under the circumstances of great pressure, bad mood and tension, mainly because sugar, especially glucose, can accelerate the metabolism of the human body, excite cells, promote dopamine secretion and make people feel happy;
3. Others: Chinese medicine believes that brown sugar is warm and sweet, which helps to replenish qi and blood, strengthen spleen and warm stomach, promote blood circulation and relieve pain; White sugar is flat and sweet, which has the effects of moistening lung, promoting fluid production, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, while rock sugar has the effects of invigorating middle energizer, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production.
Second, the shortcomings:
1, causing dental caries: the common disadvantage of eating sugar is that it causes dental caries, commonly known as tooth decay, which is mainly caused by eating sugar in large quantities for a long time, especially if you don't pay attention to cleaning your mouth after eating sugar, which leads to the proliferation of bacteria and erosion of teeth;
2, affect blood sugar, blood lipid: For people with hyperglycemia, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other diseases, their blood sugar and blood lipid values are high, and eating sugar for a long time or eating a lot of sugar will affect the condition;
3, aggravate the gastrointestinal burden: patients with gastric diseases eat a lot of sugar can stimulate gastric acid secretion, aggravate pain, belching, gastric acid and other symptoms. In addition, some people eat more sugar before meals, which may affect their appetite and affect their normal eating;
4. Aggravate skin damage: Because the rest of carbohydrate metabolism in the body can be converted into fat, the exuberant secretion of sebaceous glands leads to acne and acne, which can also aggravate the original skin symptoms;
5. Other hazards: Eating sugar may have adverse effects on vision, weight and nutrient absorption. It may also increase the risk of diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and depression. However, it is generally based on the fact that patients consume a lot of sugar for a long time without active exercise to promote sugar metabolism. Sugar accumulation may cause a series of adverse reactions such as fat accumulation and obesity.
In addition, people with diabetes, obesity and other diseases are not advised to eat sugar, so as not to worsen their condition.