In addition to throwing off the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. The following is a listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences from a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.
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The list was contributed by Nancy Appleton, Ph.D., who has a web site at www.nancyappleton.com
She is also the author of the book Lick The Sugar Habit
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