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Sep 13, 2023 · The body needs to use carbohydrates, including sugars, as an energy source. However, food producers also add sugar to many products, which can lead a person’s blood sugar levels to become too...
- Beth Sissons
- You're exhausted. "During times of fatigue or exhaustion, the first thing we crave is sugar," says Maya Feller, R.D., a Brooklyn-based registered dietitian nutritionist and author of the upcoming book, Eating From Our Roots.
- You're stressed. "Past research has found that when primates were under stress, they sought out carbohydrates3—primarily in the form of fruit," says Steven Gundry, M.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon and author of Unlocking the Keto Code.
- Your gut isn't getting what it needs. Gundry says one of the theories around what makes humans hungry is the Gut Flora-Centric Theory of Hunger. "This is a theory that says our hunger is controlled by how much our gut bacteria is being fed the foods they need," he says.
- You're consuming too many artificial sweeteners. "Artificial sweeteners have messed with our system when it comes to detecting sugar," says Gundry. "That's because we don't have sugar receptors in our tongue; we have sweet receptors.
- All sugar is bad sugar.’ You’ve probably heard over and over again about how we should all be eating less sugar. But what experts really mean is that we should be eating less added sugar.
- Minimally processed or natural sugars are better for you.’ It’s true that minimally processed sweeteners, like honey or maple syrup, contain more nutrients than highly processed ones, like white sugar.
- You should cut out sugar from your life completely.’ You don’t need to cut added sugar out of your life completely. Different health organizations have different recommendations for the amount of sugar you should limit yourself per day.
- It’s impossible to avoid sugar.’ Share on Pinterest. A whopping 75 percent of Americans eat more sugar than they should, according to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
Nov 14, 2019 · Sugar triggers dopamine “hits” in the brain, making us crave more of it. Sugar also disrupts memory formation.
Nov 18, 2019 · Glucose fuels the cells that make up our body - including brain cells (neurons). Dopamine "hits" from eating sugar. On an evolutionary basis, our primitive ancestors were scavengers. Sugary foods are excellent sources of energy, so we have evolved to find sweet foods particularly pleasurable.
Sugar is the primary source of energy for your cells. Complex carbohydrates like starch are broken down into simple sugars during digestion and then metabolised by the cells to produce energy. Your blood normally contains 5g of sugar dissolved in it (about a teaspoon).
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