Want a Healthier Brain? Start Avoiding Refined Sugar!

Fast food restaurants, the storehouses of fat and refined sugar, are favorite places of many food maniacs. The ultimate effect of this junk food obsession is weight gain and related chronic disorders.

Daily calorie requirement of a person leading a sedentary lifestyle is about 2000 Kcal. Foods rich in refined sugar cause a major deterioration in calorie intake which in turn affect normal brain functioning and mental well-being.

Daily sugar requirement

Sugar is a pure carbohydrate, and it should not exceed a certain percentage of our daily calorie intake. According to American Heart Association, safe limit of daily sugar intake is 37.5 grams …read more