Down with Sugar
Remember those days when mom used sugar mixed with medicine to help you swallow it? But taking 150 pounds of sugar a year just adds pounds to your body, leading to possible health problems.
Probably you don’t consume that much added sugar, but that was the average amount per American at the start of the Century.
The 150 pounds come from ultra-processed and restaurant foods, from the umbiquitous mithai and cookies to frozen desserts and seemingly healthy cereals.
Some sugar is fine, even for athletes. In fact, simple “sugars” consumed within 30 mts after a hard physical workout can actually help recovery.
But guidelines suggest that no more than 10–15% of your daily calories should come from all forms of sugar - including the natural ones in fruits and milk.
If consumed beyond this limited amount, sugar can sabotage your body and health. Especially when sugar calories replace nutrient-dense foods containing vitamins, minerals, fibre and more. You’ll also feel hungry sooner, eat more often, and store those excess calories as fat.
The irony is, the food industry has turned the otherwise healthy foods into sweetened confections when they could have been just as tasty without sugar added.
Therefore, consciously make wiser choices; have sugar free foods, light yoghurt instead of the sugared one, plain iced tea instead of the sweetened beverage.
And, next time you look at food labels, don’t just focus on fat - examine the sugar content, too.
Zareer Patell
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