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)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).Along with that, I got several other benefits such as being more energetic, not feeling sleepy all the time, general improvement in mood etc.All this just with stopping of sugar and nothing else changed.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.EDIT: I had typed October 2017 when I had intended to type October 2016. It was just 7 months.