Added sweeteners, so common in the American diet, have long been under fire from health officials. According to the American Heart Association, women should consume no greater than 100 calories per day from added sugar in their diet and men should consume 150 calories from added sugar or less in their diet.
Health problems that can result from excessive added sugar in the diet are weight gain, dental problems, higher triglycerides, a higher risk of heart problems and poor nutrition. When reading food labels, sugar is often not mentioned in such an obvious manner.
One of the most popular ingredients used in processed foods and beverages to sweeten is high fructose corn syrup. Another name for this type of sweetener is corn sugar. Recently, research studies have been done due to concerns about how high fructose corn syrup is processed and how it is effecting our health.
Generally speaking, all added sugar should be consumed in moderation and if you can avoid it altogether, it is best. Some helpful guidelines in achieving this goal are avoidance of sugary sweetened beverages, carefully reading labels of breakfast cereals to avoid added sugars and avoid processed and packaged foods as much as possible.
For snack items, choose fruits, vegetables, low fat cheese and whole grain products rather than candies, cookies or pastries. When reading labels and determining if it has added sugar, you might be surprised at some items that have high fructose corn syrup added.
Certain foods that we don’t even think of as sweet will contain high fructose corn syrup. Some of these food items may include ketchup, tomato sauce, crackers, some salad dressings and barbecue sauces.
In the time period from the 1970′s until now, the use of sugar in processed foods has decreased while the use of high fructose corn syrup has increased dramatically. The taste f Continue reading…
The weight loss patch, like this herbal weight loss patch that we talk about in this blog, has really taken the dieting and weight loss supplement market by storm.
The diet patch basically uses the same technology that is used in nicotine patches to get the dieting and weight loss ingredients such as appetite and blood sugar regulating plant based ingredients, to the blood stream in a more direct, more steady manner than when one has to pop pills that are not time released at several critical points throughout the day.
If you’ve ever taken a diet supplement, you’ve probably noticed that you usually are advised to take them at several different intervals throughout the day. Why
27 Jan
Posted by: MelanyP in: Health & Weight Loss
One of the reasons why so many of us are overweight and even obese is, quite simply, that we eat too much. But why do we overeat? This is a question that BBC science presenter Michael Mosley attempts to answer by looking at the science behind our satisfaction of pleasure seeking urges.
Pleasure may have different definitions, but scientifically speaking it is the temporary satisfaction or short term reward for doing what the body wants; fulfilling basic human needs such as eating and sex.
The dopamine reward system among others, impacts the pleasure circuits that control food intake.
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Most of us tend to know which categories of diet pills work for us. We’ve usually had some sort of experience in each realm, if we’ve ever dabbled in using supplements to help us reach our goals. For me pe