Who can resist the temptation brought by sweets? Whether it is a baby of a few years old or an octogenarian, they like to eat high-sugar foods, such as cakes, biscuits and milk tea, which makes people salivate and want to eat enough at once. However, a high-sugar diet can harm yo

Who can resist the temptation brought by sweets? Whether it is a baby of a few years old or an elderly person, they like to eat high-sugar foods, such as cakes, biscuits and milk tea, which makes people salivate and want to eat enough at once. However, a high-sugar diet can harm your health, cause obesity, and increase the risk of chronic diseases. Central Center for Disease Control and Prevention 019 data shows that the number of deaths in in my country due to intake of high-sugar beverages has increased by 95% compared with 1990, reaching 46,600 . Studies have found that eating high-sugar foods frequently will make you sweeter the more you eat, and you will eventually fall into the "sweet trap".

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How is the "sweet trap" formed?

Cell sub-blog published a new study showing that only took four weeks to provide rats with a high-sugar diet, and the perceived sweetness of taste by 50%. This research result comes from scientists from multiple universities such as MIT .

After up to 4 months, the research team provided male rats with 30% liquid sucrose every day. Another group of male rats used as a comparison to observe their taste physiology, control the taste nipples at the front of the tongue, and record their changes in detail. After 4 weeks, the rats that provided 30% liquid sucrose intake reached about 1 kg.

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After providing a high-sugar diet for up to 4 months, the research team once again provided the rat with sweet, umami, sour, bitter and salty solutions to test their response to cold and touch, and observed the changes before and after the high-sugar diet in rats.

As a result, the rats had no changes in their taste, cold and touch responses other than sweet taste; but the tasty nipple at the front of the rats controlled the tongue had a 50% reduction in the response to sweet sucrose solution. After the rats had a high sugar diet, they were allowed to drink plain water. After 4 weeks, they were monitored again: the rats' sensitivity to sweetness was restored, so the effect of the high sugar diet on sweet taste was reversible.

What changes will happen to your body when you eat sweets frequently?

, body gain weight

Add too much added sugar to desserts, common ones include rock sugar, white sugar and honey, which have extremely high calories. Eating sweets often, drinking less water, lack of exercise, etc., can produce excess calories in the body, which will convert them into fat accumulation, resulting in obesity. Obesity is a high-risk factor for chronic diseases, especially type 2 diabetes.

, acne on the skin

High sugar diet can promote the generation and development of acne. Almost every sweet food is a food with a high glycemic index, which can stimulate sebaceous gland secretion and promote acne growth.

. Prone to tooth decay

sugar acidifies in the oral cavity, providing a breeding ground for bacterial growth, thereby increasing the risk of tooth decay. It is mainly manifested as black holes in the teeth, tooth sensitivity and pain, etc., which may even cause teeth to fall off, increase the difficulty of chewing, and make it impossible to eat normally.