By Al Sears, MD

A few months ago, a concerned mother asked me about her teenage son..
He was haveing trouble concentrating in school
and his grades where suffering.
Her family doctor said the boy had ADHD
( Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder)
and prescribed drugs to "fix" the problem.

When I asked her about her sons diet, she admitted he loves
soda- drinking as many a four a day.. I suggested that he cut out sugar entirely..
Now, three months later, her son feels much better and his grades are improveing. Best of all, he doesn't need presciption drugs..

For years, I've been telling all my patients ( not just teens ) that sugar is deceptively dangerous. And new studies are backing me up.
One, in the American Journel of Public Health, shows that teens in Norway who drank the highest amounts of sugary sodas suffered
the highest rates of mental disorders, includeing ADHD..

Over the years, I've reviewed dozens of studies on the dangers of sugar.
So far, sugar has been related to 76 clinically proven health consequences.
A few:

Sugar can cause premature aging.
Sugar can impair the structure of your DNA.
Sugar can feed cancer cells and has been connected with the development of cancer of the breast, ovaries,
prostate, rectum, pancreas, biliary tract, lung, gallbladder, and stomach.
Sugar can produce a significant rise in total cholesterol, triglycerides, and bad cholestrol, and a decrease in good cholesterol.
Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity,
thereby causeing abnormally high insulin levels and, eventually, diabetes..

Needless to say, limiting your sugar intake is essential to good health.
If you're considering a sugar substitue, stay away from products like NutraSweet,
which are full of a dangerous toxin called aspartame.
Stevia is your best bet..