Having a sweet tooth is not all that bad is it? Wrong, consuming sweets can lead to teeth decay and cavities. Unfortunately, it might not be a sweet tooth you have but a decaying tooth.

How many times do we indulge in an after-meal dessert? Pie, ice cream, cookies? Who wouldn’t like something sweet after dinner? Unfortunately, your body doesn’t.

Your brain does need fuel, primarily glucose, but excess amounts of glucose can have a negative impact. Excess amounts of sugars can impair your cognitive skills and your self-control. A little bit of sugar acts like a drug to your brain and stimulates you to crave more. Studies found that salty, fatty, and sweet foods can cause an addiction-like effect in the human brain and is said to be stronger than cocaine.

Some people think a good way to avoid added sugars in soda is to drink the diet versions. Recent studies show that diet sodas might actually be just as bad as the regular version. Diet sodas were linked to increasing the chances of developing cancer, stroke, and dementia. How does a harmless soda do this? The main ingredient in diet soda is Aspartame. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener and is used to sweeten sodas in replacement of traditional white granular sugar. A new study links diet soft drinks to an increase risk for stroke and dementia.

Added sugars have no nutrients, as a result, our bodies do not need sugar to function properly. The only thing added sugars contribute too is excess calories which can lead to weight gain and then poor heart health.

Keck School of Medicine of USC made a discovery that fructose, a type of sugar, is passed from mother to infant through breastmilk. Increase body weight, muscle, and bone mineral content of the baby is associated with fructose. Even the smallest amount of fructose, the size of a rice grain, was found to an impact on the baby's body.