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The best way to address sugar cravings is.. one moment, I shall get back to this soon.
by M.L.Dillians
The best way to address sugar cravings is.. one moment, I shall get back to this soon.
You have probably heard at one time or another that sugar will prolong the life of cut flowers. I certainly have, and being curious about whether or not it is true, I decided to run a few unscientific tests. I was quite sure that this was just another one of those myths we all hear, so imagine my surprise when I found that a little bit of sugar does indeed seem to prolong the life of cut flowers. However, I learned later that if you add too much sugar, the flowers will actually die earlier.
What about us, humans? Does the amount of sugar we consume make a difference? And what does it have to do with 'how to stop sugar cravings'? Well, the sugar is tricky. It "hides" in your food under many different names. Sure, we can use the tricks to better manage our sugar cravings - - but what good does it do if we do not notice sugar in our food it in the first place?
The typical American eats a whopping 74 pounds of added sugar every year according to some estimates. This equates to eating 23 tablespoons of sugar on a daily basis. Some experts put this figure much higher approaching more than 150 pounds of sugar on an annual basis. Whichever figure is correct, this represents far more sugar than required by the human body which needs approximately two teaspoons of sugar at any one given time. This sheds light on why obesity is at its peak in America. You virtually need to become a "sugar-detective" just to recognize all the names representing sugar: Cane juice, caramel, corn syrup, dextran, dextrose, fructose, fruit juice concentrate, glucose, high-fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, lactose, malt syrup, maltodextrin, maltose, mannitol, molasses, raw sugar, refiners syrup, sorbitol, sorghum syrup, sucrose, and yellow sugar. That exhaustive list is not even a complete rundown of all the various forms of sugar we encounter on a daily basis.
Taste for Life magazine explains that the control of sugar cravings can be achieved by following these simple guidelines: Don't put sugar on your cereal or in drinks. If you must sweeten your food, try adding a small amount of the sweet herb Stevia. Stay away from things like white bread, white pasta and white rice since these contain processed carbohydrates which are rapidly converted to blood sugar, which disrupts the body's metabolic balance and fat-control systems. Eat whole foods.
Fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, and whole grains contain some naturally occurring sugars, but they also offer dietary fiber and important nutrients to help balance blood sugar. The More Natural, The Better. Choose an orange, rather than orange juice. Not only will you get less sugar, but you'll also benefit from more nutrients. Dilute Natural Sweets, like juice, with pure water.
You can add things like whole-grain cereal and nuts to granola to further reduce your sugar intake. Additionally, be sure to scrutinize those labels that say 'fat free'. Often these fat free foods contain twice as much " or even more " sugar than the full fat equivalent product. Because of their often high sugar content, fat free foods are in reality a cause of health and weight concerns.
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