Bad Eating Habits

• Kids who eat too much sugar won't eat foods that are good for them.Jupiterimages/Goodshoot/Getty Images
  
  Kids crave sugar and if you let them have it enough, you are preparing them to for terrible eating habits later on in life, explains Christine Palumbo, a Registered Dietician and faculty member at Benedictine University. Instead of choosing vegetables and protein-rich foods, kids will opt for candy and cake and often refuse to eat foods that are good for them.
  
  

Obesity

• Obese children are at risk for heart disease and diabetes.Digital Vision./Digital Vision/Getty Images
  
  Too much candy and sweets are a sure pathway to obesity. Childhood obesity has grown at an alarming rate, increasing 100 percent between 1980 and 1994 and sugar is much to be blamed. Lynn Keily and Stephanie Boyd from Mother Earth News report that obese children have added health risks including heart disease and diabetes. Obese children also often suffer from depression, self-esteem issues and have difficulty making friends. If sugar is around, fat is usually right beside it.
  
  

Lack of Nutrition

• Kids need foods that will give them energy throughout their day.BananaStock/BananaStock/Getty Images
  
  Children stuffing their faces with candy are too full to eat foods with nutritional value. Kids need foods that contain calcium and other nutrients in order to support their growing bones and tissue. Candy and sweets contain empty carbohydrates and have zero nutrients, depriving children of important vitamins and minerals that give them continued energy for their school day as well as for after-school activities and family life.
  
  

Dental Problems

• Too much candy will result in lots of trips to the dentist.Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images
  
  If your kids love visits to the dentist then you may want to dish out the candy but, chances are, dental visits aren't fun -- especially if your child has been eating too much sugar. Candy, cake and ice cream can cause dental decay and cavities in children as sugar eats away at their teeth. It can also sets up a child for future dental problems as an adult.