It’s Halloween, so you turn on a scary movie and start munching candy. Suddenly, you’re jittery and anxious, and it’s not from the movie. A while later, you’re surrounded by candy wrappers, feeling grumpy and lethargic. How can something that tastes so good make you feel so rotten?
The truth is, a little bit of sugar is totally fine—in fact, a lot of the healthy foods you eat, like fruits and many vegetables, contain sugar in its natural form. However, overloading your body with sugar—especially processed sugar, which is the kind in most candy—can make you feel terrible, both physically and emotionally. Eating way too many sweets on a regular basis can even cause long-term health problems. Learn what’s going on in your body when you eat a lot of candy—and how to keep your relationship with sugar sweet.