How Sugar Ruins Your Health

This list is from Julia Ross's site The Diet Cure

• Sugar can suppress the immune system.
• Sugar upsets the minerals in the body.
• Sugar can cause hyperactivity, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, and crankiness in children.
• Sugar produces a significant rise in triglycerides, a leading cause of heart disease.
• Sugar contributes to the reduction in defense against bacterial infection.
• Sugar can cause kidney damage.
• Sugar reduces high density lipoproteins.
• Sugar leads to chromium deficiency.
• Sugar leads to cancer of the breast, ovaries, intestines, prostate and rectum.
• Sugar consumption is the top cause of type II diabetes, as it increases levels of glucose and insulin. 
• Sugar causes copper deficiency.
• Sugar interferes with absorption of calcium and magnesium.
• Sugar raises the level of neurotransmitters called serotonin.
• Sugar weakens eyesight.
• Sugar can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).
• Sugar can produce an acidic stomach.
• Sugar can raise adrenalin levels in children.
• Sugar malabsorption is frequent in patients with functional bowel disease.
• Sugar consumption can cause aging.
• Sugar consumption can lead to alcoholism.
• Sugar consumption is the top cause of tooth decay.
• Sugar use contributes to obesity.
• High intake of sugar increases the risk of Crohn's Disease, and ulcerative colitis.
• Sugar can cause changes associated with gastric or duodenal ulcers.
• Sugar can cause arthritis.
• Sugar can cause asthma.
• Sugar can cause candida albicans (yeast infections).
• Sugar can cause gallstones to form
• Sugar can cause heart disease.
• Sugar can cause appendicitis.
• Sugar can cause multiple sclerosis.
• Sugar can cause hemorrhoids.
• Sugar can cause varicose veins.
• Sugar can elevate glucose and insulin responses in oral contraceptive users.
• Sugar can lead to periodontal disease.
• Sugar can contribute to osteoporosis.
• Sugar contributes to saliva acidity.
• Sugar can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity.
• Sugar leads to decreased glucose tolerance.
• Sugar can decrease growth hormone.
• Sugar can increase cholesterol.
• Sugar can increase the systolic blood pressure.
• Sugar can cause drowsiness and decreased activity in children.
• Sugar can cause migraine headaches.
• Sugar can interfere with the absorption of protein.
• Sugar causes food allergies.
• Sugar can contribute to diabetes.
• Sugar can cause toxemia during pregnancy.
• Sugar can contribute to eczema in children.
• Sugar can cause cardiovascular disease.
• Sugar can impair the structure of DNA.
• Sugar can change the structure of protein.
• Sugar can make our skin age by changing the structure of collagen.
• Sugar can cause cataracts.
• Sugar can cause emphysema.
• Sugar can cause atherosclerosis.
• Sugar can promote an elevation of low density proteins (LDL).
• Sugar can increase free radicals in the blood stream.
• Sugar can cause overeating