What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Too Much Sugar

Your body is a city, and sugar is the fuel that drives through its streets. I'm a certified personal trainer, and in this video I explain simply what happens inside your body when you eat too much sugar: the spike and crash after one snack, what fructose does to your liver, and how years of too much sugar can lead to type 2 diabetes. Plus 5 simple habits to eat less sugar. 0:00 One can = 9 sugar cubes 0:43 What sugar is 1:45 One sugary snack 2:59 The liver 4:04 Years of too much sugar 5:18 Teeth, heart and hidden sugar 6:31 5 habits to eat less sugar 7:38 Recap Sources: WHO guideline on sugars intake, 2015 (under 10% of energy, ideally under 5% / about 25 g) Coca-Cola: 35 g sugar per 330 ml can Fructose and liver fat: review, PMC10083579 Added sugar and heart disease death: Yang et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2014 Reading food labels: NHS This video is for general education and is not medical advice. If you're worried about your blood sugar, talk to your doctor. Subscribe to Coach Stick for simple science about your body 🔔 #sugar #health #explained #stickfigure #coachstick