“In addition to the effects on health, added sugar can make people feel terrible,” Dr. Saunders, who is the co-founder and senior medical officer of Intellihealth, warns. Think about children eating sugar and subsequently being on a “sugar high.” “What happens next? They crash,” she explains. Adults experience the same response to sugar in terms of our blood sugar fluctuations. “When blood sugar crashes after eating sugar, we’re more likely to feel tired and hungry.”
