Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, concentration difficulties, and crankiness in children. Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children. Sugar can adversely affect children's school grades. Sugar can produce a significant rise in triglycerides. Sugar contributes to a weakened defense against bacterial infection.
Sugar can cause kidney damage.
Sugar may lead to chromium deficiency. Sugar can cause copper deficiency. Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium. Sugar may lead to cancer of the breast, ovaries, prostate, and rectum. Sugar can cause colon cancer, with an increased risk in women.