What if I want
to stop eating sugar?
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Nutritionist, Candidate of Medical Sciences
This is then followed by:
●cardiovascular diseases,
●diabetes,
●pressure on the joints and spine,
●other different types of diseases and problems as a consequence of consumption of unhealthy carbohydrates (sugar).
There is no norm for sugar. There is a norm for daily consumption of carbohydrates. Everyone has their own depending on the activity rate and body mass. You can learn about it on your own using internet, or you can always consult a professional.
●Gustatory and food habit of experiencing strong sugary and sweet taste.
●Cookies
●Soda
●Cakes, pastries
●Chocolates and bars
●Cereal.
Healthy sugar:
●Fruits
●Dried fruits
●Honey.
Important: even "healthy" sugar must be consumed in the right amounts!
Fruits are healthier than artificial sweets but you always need to remember about the right amounts. Over-consuming any food is unhealthy. For example, freshly squeezed juices from sweet fruits can be unhealthy. Person can drink 2-3 glasses of fresh orange juice at once, which is about 6-7 oranges which exceeds daily norm of carbohydrates consumption.
Children's food habits transform when:
●Control is in their parents' hands.
●There is no strong sugar addiction that has developed over long time.
High sugar consumption in childhood leads to obesity and a lot of other health problems which are very difficult to fix once a child grows up. If a child is already overweight it is best to resolve as soon as possible.
1. You can make bars or sweets from fruits, dates and nuts. Do not forget about the portion control!
2. You can also make chocolate yourself using good and organic ingredients. Store bought chocolate is usually bad quality because producers use palm oil and cheap ingredients. In homemade chocolate everything is under your control so it ends up being way less harmful.
When making homemade sweets you are in control of what ingredients you use so sweets turn out to be way healthier!
If a person decides to stop eating sugar without even eating fruits, he/she can endure it only for a month. Sugar (glucose) is present in a lot of foods that do not even taste sweet. But any strict restriction should not last for a long time.
In order to stay healthy one should know the norm of different elements, vitamins and nutrients for themselves.
Medical Sciences, for her help with this material
Text by Alua Jumabayeva
Illustrations by Roman Zakharov
Tags: health