Are you addicted to sugar? A study found that female mice that were put on a diet in which 25% of the calories came from added sugar (a percentage considered safe for humans) died at twice the rate of those that didnt consume it. This means that sugar calories have different health effects on us than other types of calories. I used to only keep track of calories, but not really where they came from. To me, a calorie was a calorie. Now, I have become very aware at the amount of sugar in each product as it is always one of the things I look at on the label. Being home with my boys for 3 snow days this past week, I did more cooking and baking than I have in a while, and I came up with some great sugar free or reduced sugar alternatives to satisfy our sweet tooth! The less sugar you eat, the less you crave it. I can honestly say that I consumed less sugar this past week then I have in ages, and I feel great! Try to keep the amount of added sugar to about 6 teaspoons per day...thats less than the amount in one regular soda! Do you pay attention to how much sugar you consume?
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 13:24:34 +0000
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