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How Hormones Affect Your Health

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In a human body, hormones are the messengers that travel in different organs signalling them to work. The endocrine glands are responsible for the production of hormones, which travel via the bloodstream to different tissues. Hormones regulate different processes in the body from growth and development to reproduction and metabolism. The hormonal level changes in men and women both, as they age supplementing the body growth. However, too much or too little hormones lead to serious health issues. Even a small hormonal imbalance in a male or a female can cause adverse effects on the body. So here is how hormones affect the health of an individual. Did you know that Estrogens, a group of female sex hormones, are known human carcinogens? Well, these hormones play a major role in the health of a female, but these have also been associated with an increased risk of certain cancers as found by many research organisations and reaffirmed by cancer specialist hospital in India ...

What Happens When You Eat Too Much Sugar

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Sweet and sugar consumption has been popular in India n culture. People add it in their morning cup of coffee, bake it in cakes and cookies, sprinkle it over your cereals; probably, we are using sugar for almost everything. Not only this, but we are also consuming it in candies, canned juices, sodas, and all processed food. Basically, our daily diet is loaded with sweeteners. Sugar is an important part of our daily life, and our body also needs glucose for proper functioning. However, eating too much sugar is correlated with multiple diseases. The high intake of sugar has its own consequences on your health. Fact File People don't realise it, but it is not only the white sugar that you eat; a lot of sugar is hidden in the form of fructose and other forms. For instance, you are consuming one tsp of sugar in one tsp of ketchup. Moving forward, did you know that on an average, a person in India is consuming more than 12 teaspoons of sugar. The Perm...