One problem with sugar is that
you’re getting a very large number of calories with a comparatively small
volume of food. And calories do count.
A tablespoon of sugar, for example,
contains between 50 and 60 calories but very little else from the standpoint of
nutritional content. A 12-ounce non-diet soft drink will have 3 tablespoons of
sugar — totaling between 150 and 180 calories with no other nutrients.
A second draw back to sugar is that it causes blood sugars to rise very rapidly, therefore causing the pancreas to release insulin very rapidly. In some people the body overcompensates and releases too much.
A second draw back to sugar is that it causes blood sugars to rise very rapidly, therefore causing the pancreas to release insulin very rapidly. In some people the body overcompensates and releases too much.
The insulin will
store these carbohydrates/sugars very quickly. You may get a quick burst of
energy, but most of what is eaten will be stored as fat. Since the blood sugars
rose very rapidly, the insulin will try to bring the blood sugars within normal
ranges very rapidly, causing the sugars to be pushed by the insulin into every
cell, including fat cells.
To make matters worse you maybe eating sugar and not even know it, as it comes in different forms such as sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup.
To make matters worse you maybe eating sugar and not even know it, as it comes in different forms such as sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup.
High fructose corn syrup is surprising found in
bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce,
and many microwave meals. Again, you want to check your food label for total
grams of sugar per a serving as well as your ingredient label to see if any of
these sugars are listed as the top 3 ingredients.
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