India, March 30 -- Social media has long tried to convince us that eating healthy means consuming less sugar. However, the function of sugar is not limited to gaining weight, but also to help the body with crucial metabolic activities.

Taking to Instagram on March 21, nutritionist Athena Connell revealed that sugar is one of the most misunderstood substances in the health space.

"Sugar is constantly framed as the root cause of disease. But in my view, anti-sugar is anti-life, especially in the female body; in those who want to be fertile, calm, nourished and beautiful. I know that nothing makes me feel more myself than a ripe piece of fruit, a cup of tea with lots of honey, a panna cotta, cheesecake or a big glass of chocolate milk," sh...