Sugar alters hormones and metabolism, sets stage for obesity and diabetes
I would like to share an anecdote.
In March 2016, I was weighing 96 kilograms (211.64 pounds). I made just one change during that time which is to stop having anything with sugar. I continued to take other natural sweeteners like jaggery and honey. The rest of my diet remained the same and my activity level remained the same ( I work in IT as a network engineer in a desk job)<p>In October 2016, I was weighing 72 kilos (158.73 pounds).
I am still maintaining that same weight between 70 to 72 kilos since then. Incase if it is relevant, I am a 29 year old guy with a height of 172 cm (5 feet 7 inches).<p>Along with that, I got several other benefits such as being more energetic, not feeling sleepy all the time, general improvement in mood etc.<p>All this just with stopping of sugar and nothing else changed.<p>I can share even more side benefits which I got, but it will seem more unbelievable because I have observed that the general population is still unaware of the extremely harmful effects of sugar.<p>EDIT: I had typed October 2017 when I had intended to type October 2016. It was just 7 months.