REASONS WHY ADDED SUGAR IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH DEFINE ADDED SUGAR: Added sugar is the sugar or syrups that are added to soft drinks or beverages during their processing or preparation. According to the American heart association, women should not consume more than 100 calories which is 6 teaspoons, and for men, it is 150 calories which are 9 teaspoons. 4 REASONS WHY ADDED SUGAR IS HARMFUL: 1. WEIGHT GAIN: The rate of obesity is increasing day by day across the world. The main culprit of this problem is sugar-sweetened beverages. Sweetened soft drinks consume a high rate of fructose, which is the form of simple sugar. The use of fructose in high amounts increases your hunger and desire for food more than glucose. The use of more amount of fructose leads to resistance to leptin, which is the hormone that regulates hunger and tells your body to stop eating. So, in other words, we can say that the use of sweetened s...