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'An apple a day..?': Why too many apples aren't good for you

When you eat sugary fruit for an extended period, you increase your bloodstream's glucose level. This leads to a rapid rise in your insulin levels. If you go without eating an apple for a few days, you'll experience glucose spikes in your blood. There are worse things that can happen to your body if you don't control the amount of glucose.

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Let's take a look at the truth behind eating too many apples.

Causes indigestion

If you are like many people, you may experience digestive issues from eating too many apples. Or it may be a more long-term problem with dried out, crunchy apples that do not have much taste. Whatever the reason is, if you are experiencing digestive issues from eating too many apples, you may want to consider making an apple casserole for yourself or one of your family members. This delicious recipe will give you the comfort and relief you need to get on with your day.

Increases Blood-sugar

Eating too many apples could make your diabetes worse if you are on medication. Excess carbohydrates can come back to haunt you when you are trying to lose weight. Exercising means your body needs to burn more fuel to get through the day. It does this by burning more food. Eating many sugary apples causes a surge in your blood sugar and drop your energy levels.

Ingesting pesticides

If you have kids and they are toddlers, it would be a good idea for you to teach them how to prevent ingesting too many apples. Some apple tree diseases can be fatal to your child. If they do not have the immunity needed to handle the chemical substances in an apple, they can become ill and may even die.

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Some of the common symptoms of apple poisoning are vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, and respiratory failure. If your toddler has experienced these symptoms after consuming too many apples, it is best to bring them to the doctor right away.

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Damages teeth

Eating too many apples can hurt your teeth. This is because enzymes in the apple can damage your teeth's enamel. The damage is only temporary, and you don't have to like the taste of an apple. To prevent you from eating too many. Apples, you need to stay away from them. But if you eat an apple, make sure you wash your mouth thoroughly afterwards. Also, you might want to try drinking some apple cider vinegar as well so that you can remove the plaque from your teeth.

Puts extra-stress on the intestines

You could put more stress on your intestines by eating too many apples. The pressure may make them weaken and not work as well as they should. To counter this, you need to eat foods that will help build strong, healthy intestinal muscles. It is also essential to drink a lot of water to flush your body's wastes more efficiently. The doctor always advises people to avoid foods that could stress their digestive systems. The health of the digestive system as a whole depends on good digestion! Many foods can help you build strong and healthy intestinal muscles.

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