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If I ate literally nothing but raw sugar, what would happen to me?
What effect/symptoms would I notice and how long would they take to appear?
21 Answers
- Cathy :)Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well you wouldn't get diabetes, but you would get sick! You'd be starved of nutrients - you'd get week and sleepy after a couple of weeks, you'd develop anaemia (low iron) and your immune system would be lowered so you'd start getting every bug going; i guess eventually you'd die - you need nutrients like potassium and sodium to keep your heart beeting for example - dunno how long it'd take though!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
raw sugar is called a simple sugar and it reacts fast,it will raise your sugar levels up fast but then it will drop just as fast it doesnt stay to long. But if you are a diabetic thats not a good thing to do,ive had to put some under my tounge before to bring mine up from dropping it dont take much and gives you time to get something to eat
- Jackie MLv 71 decade ago
You would get fat and lack in proteins and roughage. If you are asking would this turn you into a diabetic then the answers no, it doesn't mean because you eat sugar you will become a diabetic, diabetes start through many ways, from your parents, pancreas problems, overweight, age.
- 1 decade ago
Malnutrition is what I see. You would be getting calories/energy, but all the building block that your body and mind need to grow/sustain/repair itself would be absent. So, here are a few of the effects you could expect:
no protein - kwashiorkor;
no niacin - pelagra
no vitimin C - Scurvy
No B1 - Beriberi
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- huggzLv 71 decade ago
You would NOT get diabetes for a start!
You would gradually become mal nourished, your bowels and bladder would start to go wrong (constipation and cystitis), you would be itchy and miserable.
First symptoms would be within a couple of days.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Don't listen to them Comrade, step away from the sugar and think savoury thought.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
hot sweats, headaches, total fatigue..your pancreas will be working overtime to breakdown the invading sugar & you will have type 11 diabetes in no time at all...!!
- 1 decade ago
You would very quickly develop Diabetes .
(p.s don't do that You are much too good looking)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
you could try it and find out but i doubt it would be very nice