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Overeating of sweet, flour, chocolate and sweets
Last reviewed: 09.12.2018
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Sweets like both adults and children, so the problem of abuse of such products is relevant for all ages. Regular use of a small amount of sugar is beneficial for the body, as it keeps the brain active at a high level. Overeating sweet leads to serious intoxication of the body.
For example, a small chocolate contains a daily glucose rate, but overeating chocolate will lead to a significant increase in blood sugar levels. This negatively affects the functioning of the endocrine system. Ingestion, the sugar is slowly absorbed into the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, which leads to disruption of the normal functioning of the digestive system. Against this background, there are stagnant phenomena in the rectum, that is, constipation.
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Overeating sweets, as well as other types of delicacies can cause such complications:
- Allergic reactions. On the skin appear rashes, it is also possible swelling of the hard and soft palate, esophagus, larynx. Against this background, breathing becomes difficult, nausea and vomiting appear. If urticaria persists for an extended period of time, you should seek medical attention.
- Anaphylactic shock is a severe allergic reaction that develops within 40-60 minutes after excessive consumption of the product. A painful condition can be manifested by blanching or flushing of the skin, cardiovascular disorders, asthmatic coughing, cramps, abdominal pain, nausea, gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Edema Quincke is another allergic reaction in which there is swelling of the skin and subcutaneous fat. Pathology occurs with swelling of the internal organs and the formation of tight, well-defined areas of the skin. Most often, edema is formed on the face, in the soft palate, larynx and genital organs. Accompanied by sharp pains in the abdomen, hoarse voice and cough, pallor of the skin.
- Hypoglycemia of a functional type - sugar poisoning disrupts the normal functioning of the circulatory system. The glucose level drops sharply, causing hypoxia, that is, oxygen starvation. Against this background, the release of growth hormone is slowed down and there is a risk of developing diabetes mellitus.
About other consequences and complications of overeating read in this article.
Many manufacturers add to the sweetness of various flavor enhancers, fragrant fragrances and other artificial components, the content of which in the finished product very often exceeds the permissible standards. Excessive use of such products entails poisoning the body with harmful substances.
Excess glucose when eating sweets imposes a negative imprint on the appearance. First of all, the body weight changes, fat deposits and cellulite appear. Excess sugar in the intestine triggers active multiplication of pathogenic microflora, which provokes the appearance on the face and body of acne and mucosal candidiasis.
Overeating of honey
A useful product of beekeeping with a sweet taste and unusual aroma, used in the treatment of many diseases is honey. Its properties depend on plants, from which bees collect nectar. It is therefore very important to choose the right honey in order to minimize the risk of poisoning. No less dangerous is the excessive eating of natural sweetness.
Symptoms of honey abuse:
- Increased body temperature.
- Allergic rashes on the skin.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Muscle and joint pain.
- Migraine with throbbing pain in the temples.
- General weakness and fainting.
- Extended pupils.
- Digestive disorders.
- Confusion of consciousness.
- Violation of coordination.
Signs of overeating develop in the event that a person eats more than 150 g of honey products at a time. The risk of intoxication significantly increases when using poisonous or "drunk" honey. In this case, to overdose enough to eat 20 g of the product. The danger is honey, collected in the area where poisonous plants grow. Such a product contains andro-medotoxin, which does not dissolve in the honey mass and causes life-threatening symptoms.
At the appearance of the first signs of overdose it is necessary to take adsorbents (activated charcoal), drink water with salt and soda. You should also make a cleansing enema or drink a laxative. To minimize allergic reactions, antihistamines are recommended.
Poisoning is possible and with the use of good honey, when a person has an allergic reaction to the product. In this case, the delicacy causes severe intoxication of the body. It is also dangerous to heat the honey and its further use. In particularly severe cases, poisoning leads to death.
Overeating of flour
Fragrant bread, rolls, pies and other pastries are foods that are hard to resist from eating. Their composition includes many components, the main one being flour. Abuse of flour is negatively reflected in the condition of the figure, causing an increase in body weight. Also, overeating is dangerous by poisoning the body, for which such a symptomatology is characteristic:
- Sharp pain in the abdomen.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Increased body temperature.
- Constipation.
- Stomach upset.
Of course, no one died of such symptoms, but excessive eating of substandard flour products can cause more serious problems for the body. Overeating too hot baking leads to ulcerative lesions of the stomach and curvature of the intestines.
The use of moldy baking and bread is the trigger for allergic reactions and intoxication of the body. Poisonous fungi can cause cancer. Regular eating of spoiled flour products leads to pathological changes in the kidneys and liver.