Why is it that we can drink sugary drinks all day long, but feel sick after eating too much sugar at once?

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Why is it that we can drink sugary drinks all day long, but feel sick after eating too much sugar at once?

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Just because we *can* drink sugary drinks all day doesn’t mean we **should**. Each 12 oz can of soda has about 1/4 cups of sugar. Try pouring out that much sugar and think about how you would feel about eating it.

Eating things high in sugar makes us feel sick because sugary foods are often not just full of sugar. They are often full of fat like cakes and cookies which add additional calories. Eating too many calories at once can make us feel sick as we try to digest too many calories at once.