Lucknow. Do you know that the white sugar that we use to add sweetness to our daily lives is actually a slow poison? Health experts and doctors have now openly started calling sugar 'sweet poison'.
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Including sugar in the diet of children since childhood can prove to be very dangerous for their future and health. According to the guidelines of the World Health Organization and pediatricians, children up to 2 years of age should not be given added sugar in any form.
Why is sugar dangerous for children under two years of age?
The body and digestive system of small children are developing at this age. Giving sugar during this critical period causes many serious harm to their body.
Reading bad taste habits: Children's taste develops before the age of two. If they get the taste of sweets in the beginning, then they start avoiding eating simple and nutritious food (like pulses, vegetables, porridge and khichdi).
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Cavities and decay in teeth: Sugar sticks very quickly to children's small teeth. Due to this, the problem of infection in their gums and the presence of worms in their teeth starts.
Obesity in childhood: Sugar contains only 'empty calories', that is, it does not contain any vitamins or minerals. Due to this, the child's weight starts increasing uncontrollably.
Weak Immunity: Consuming excessive sugar weakens the immunity of children, due to which they quickly become vulnerable to cold, cough and other diseases.
Experts' Opinion: Pediatricians believe that when we give refined sugar to small children, their brain becomes addicted to it (Sugar Addiction). Later on, irritability and hyperactivity are seen more in such children.
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Sugar is not only harmful for children but also for adults. Consuming too much sugar in everyday life causes many diseases in the body. Excessive consumption of sugar can lead to serious diseases like diabetes (Type-2) as it disturbs the balance of insulin in the body.
Heart diseases: Refined sugar increases bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, which increases the risk of heart attack.
Fatty Liver: The liver has to work very hard to digest sugar, due to which fat starts accumulating on the liver.
Introduce sweets to children only after two years of age, and for that too choose natural alternatives instead of processed sugar.
Fresh and sweet fruits (like banana, sapota, apple), puree of dates, limited amount of jaggery or string sugar, as white as it looks and as sweet to eat, it presents the same bitter truth when it goes inside the body. If you want to give your children a healthy and disease-free life, eliminate sugar completely from their diet today. A little wisdom can save your child from serious diseases throughout his life.
Report: Deepanjali Mishra