Drinking a lot of soft drinks in a short period of time can damage the pancreas because this organ has to work too hard, causing headaches, dizziness, and vomiting.
On October 6, doctor Doan Du Manh, Vietnam Vascular Disease Association, said that soft drinks contain high sugar content. When the body consumes too much sugar or carbohydrates, the pancreas works hard to create insulin to help break down sugar and regulate blood sugar. Therefore, normal people who drink too much soft drink in a short period of time may experience symptoms of headache, vomiting, and dizziness.
Some cases of hypoglycemia, often occur in people who are too sensitive to insulin. This condition leads to symptoms of nausea, stomach pain, fatigue, tremors, dizziness, mood changes and headaches.
Using a lot of sugar over a long period of time also leads to diabetes, cholesterol disorders, increased accumulation of LDL cholesterol (a type of bad cholesterol), and decreased HDL cholesterol (a type of good cholesterol). In addition, the body faces the risk of increased blood fat, leading to atherosclerosis, blood clots, obesity, increased blood pressure, reduced immunity, and rapid aging.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends limiting free sugar intake to less than 10% of total calories consumed, for both adults and children.
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Doctor Nguyen Trong Hung, National Institute of Nutrition, instructs how to calculate the amount of sugar consumed, as follows: On average, a person supplements 2,000 kcal per day, of which sugar does not exceed 10%, or 200 kcal. Every 1 g of sugar provides 4 kcal. So you should not eat more than 50g of sugar per day. Similarly, if you only eat a total of 1,600 kcal a day, the maximum amount of sugar is 40 g. Overweight and obese people should reduce their sugar intake by half, or about 20-25 g of sugar.
Doctors advise people to read packaged food labels before eating to know the ingredients and calories provided. Eating less or more sugar than the body needs affects your health.
There are two types: natural sugar and refined sugar. Natural sugars are found in fruits, vegetables, milk, grains, and nuts. Natural sugar is extracted into refined sugar, used in processed foods, such as soft drinks, energy drinks, some fruit drinks or caffeinated drinks, candy, sweet bread, chocolate, and canned foods. Refined sugar has undergone processing and is considered empty calories because it does not contain vitamins, minerals, protein or fiber and other nutritional compounds. Long-term consumption is not good for health.
Eating a lot of sugar, especially sugar that is absorbed quickly, exceeding the body’s ability to metabolize will lead to increased blood sugar, causing metabolic disorders. Excess sugar will accumulate as stored fat in the body, leading to overweight and obesity in the long term.