LOSE WEIGHT
Lose Weight by Reducing the Sugar in Your Diet If you have been reading my blog, you know that I strongly believe that diet plays a crucial role in weight loss, and I recommend the Mediterranean Diet and the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet.
The DASH Diet consists of 25% carbohydrates, 30% proteins, and 45% fats. A healthy weight loss usually occurs when these macronutrients are maintained in that proportion. However, there is also a limit to what we can eat. For example, some individuals gain weight simply because they eat less protein and fat, or consume too many carbs.
For example, if a female eats 800 calories, but only eats 300 calories worth of fat (which is 30% of the diet) and 300 calories worth of protein, she might gain weight because of a caloric surplus (i.e., she eats more than 800 calories, so she weighs more than she would with the same diet if she were in a caloric deficit). Unfortunately, some people struggle to lose weight.
Many people don’t know that a huge part of their weight is due to the amount of sugar in their diet. This article will discuss how eating more natural sugars is bad for your diet, how adding in low-carb diets can help with the weight-loss process, and how to reduce the amount of sugar in your diet.
Sugar and Metabolism Sugar does not play a major role in metabolizing fat. However, it plays a very crucial role in metabolizing carbohydrates, and insulin plays an important role in metabolizing carbohydrates. High insulin in your body is associated with insulin resistance.
(1). Insulin resistance refers to the inability of the insulin in your body to perform its task of metabolizing the sugars, and insulin resistance often leads to weight gain. A study published in Diabetes Care has shown that women who consume more dietary sugar (sucrose) gain more weight than women who eat less sugar.
(2). The researchers from this study asked women to follow a low-calorie diet and added natural sugars back into their diets to see how it affected the metabolism of the women. The women who ate the diet with added natural sugars gained 8% more weight than the women who ate the diet without added natural sugars.
The researchers concluded that sugar can cause weight gain, especially when eaten in high amounts. Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners Artificial sweeteners are often thought of as a better option for diabetics than sugar.
For diabetics, sugar must be controlled because blood sugar must be balanced. However, some artificial sweeteners do not behave like sugar and thus may pose a threat to your health. Aspartame is toxic in animals.
(3), but there is little evidence that this also occurs in humans. Unfortunately, there is evidence that suggests that this does occur in humans. A Swedish study published in The Lancet in 2013 revealed that aspartame can cause serious health problems in both adults and children. Children who consume aspartame have an elevated risk of developing brain tumours.
(4). A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that rats that were fed artificial sweeteners had more fat around the heart. This, in turn, can lead to heart disease, and the results were seen in both men and women.
(5). Sugar Alternatives for Diabetics Sugar alternatives can be a safe and healthy option for diabetics, and you don’t have to completely cut sugar out of your diet. Some sugar alternatives include: Honey Honey has been used as a safe alternative to sugar for thousands of years. Honey can be added to smoothies, oatmeal, and baked goods.
