Why limit sugar consumption?

Sugar consists of over 90% sucrose. This substance has a very high glycemic index and provides very large amounts of empty calories.

Sugar is called white death for a reason. Excessive consumption of sugar leads to obesity, overweight, diabetes, tooth decay and even cancer.

When we eat sugar-rich, our blood glucose increases rapidly. This in turn forces the pancreas to produce more insulin to compensate for this level. After eating something sweet, we feel a surge of energy, which, however, quickly falls, we begin to feel tired, weak and again reach for a sweet snack. And this can quickly lead to pre-diabetes.

Eating too much sugar also causes more frequent infections. Consuming sugar lowers the body's immunity, damages white blood cells, which then fight the pathogenic microorganisms less well.

Excess sugar also weakens the mental and emotional condition. Fluctuations in blood glucose levels lead to a decrease in mood, anxiety and depression. Too many sweet snacks have a very negative effect on the condition of the skin, which becomes gray, dark circles under the eyes appear, the ailments associated with such diseases as acne, rosacea, skin dryness and excessive seborrhea increase.

Reducing or limiting sugar intake can improve skin condition. A diet high in sugar also weakens the heart and the circulatory system and increases the risk of cardiac diseases.

How to satisfy your craving for sweets?
So let's start reducing sugar intake as soon as possible or try to give it up completely. Desserts and tea can be sweetened with honey, fruit juices, unrefined sugar, rice syrup, stevia, malt, sugar substitutes are available on the market, which are much healthier than regular sugar.

If we fancy something sweet, let's reach for fruit, dried fruit and dried fruit. Let's also eat sweet vegetables - carrots, beets, pumpkins. Let's try to make our diet rich in legumes and cereals. The longer we chew them, the sweeter the taste we feel. It is also worth chewing mint gum without sugar.

Let's try to eat products rich in chrome. This element has a positive effect on blood glucose regulation. The sources of chromium are fish, eggs, cereal, lean meat, whole wheat bread, seafood, broccoli, sprouts, green peas