Five symptoms that show you're eating too much sugar. Cravings, fatigue, and skin problems are possible signs that you're overdoing the sweets.

Too much sugar is one of the biggest risk factors for cardiovascular disease. While sugar in healthy foods such as fruit and vegetables is an important source of energy, it is better to avoid added sugar in processed products. Without important proteins, fiber and healthy fats in processed foods, the body burns sugar quickly and is therefore hungry again after a short time.