Despite its slightly different nutrition profile, jaggery is still sugar. Therefore, eating too much of it is not a good idea. Bottom Line: Eating too much sugar from any source can increase your risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

Does jaggery make you gain weight?

For one, do remember that jaggery contains more or less the same number of calories as sugar does. Hence, if you take more, or add in free quantity without thinking much, you would be increasing your calorie intake.

What happens if we eat jaggery daily?

It prevents constipation due to its laxative property and activates digestive enzymes. As per Ayurveda, eating Jaggery daily after meals improves digestion due to its Ushna (hot) property. Eating Jaggery might also help in weight loss by preventing retention of water in the body due to the presence of potassium in it.