Contents:
- Medical Video: The Myth about Blood Sugars and Diabetes
- Various myths about sugar are wrong
- Myth 1: Whatever the type, sugar is not healthy
- Myth 2: Avoid sugar consumption
- Myth 3: It's impossible to avoid sugar
- Myth 4: Sugar is the cause of various diseases
- Myth 5: Reducing sugar can reduce weight
- Myth 6: Sugar from artificial sweeteners does not make it fat
Medical Video: The Myth about Blood Sugars and Diabetes
What foods do not contain sugar at all? Yes, it seems almost every food contains at least a little sugar, whether it's from daily food and drinks, packaging products, to processed products. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of inaccurate information and myths about sugar, which raises various questions.
Therefore, you should find out more about the myths about which sugars often circulate in the community, along with the truth.
Various myths about sugar are wrong
Myth 1: Whatever the type, sugar is not healthy
You may often hear the urge not to eat too much sugar. In fact, not all sugar is dangerous. Sugar that is often feared is usually sugar contained in processed food and beverage products such as soft drinks, candy, pastry packaging (cookies), snack packaging, and others.
Georgia Fear, RD, a nutritionist and author of the book Lean Habits for Lifelong Weight Loss, explained that sugar in some of these products is generally different from natural sugars which already exist in some foods and beverages, such as natural sugars in fruit or milk.
Of course, natural sugars are not dangerous or even healthy, because "packaged" is packaged with vitamins, minerals, and other good nutrients to offset some negative aspects of sugar. Take for example, besides containing natural sugar, fruit is also rich in fiber which is useful to help absorb sugar at a slower rate.
Myth 2: Avoid sugar consumption
In fact, sugar is needed by the body to be converted into glucose which will then be circulated throughout the body as fuel for the brain and other organs. The key is not really removing sugar from daily intake, but limiting its consumption according to the recommended dosage.
According to the Balanced Nutrition Guidelines set by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, the limit of sugar consumption per person is 50 grams of sugar, equivalent to 5-9 teaspoons a day.
In essence, consumption of sugar in sufficient quantities, so that the body can still get sugar intake but does not endanger health.
Myth 3: It's impossible to avoid sugar
The word who controls sugar consumption is impossible? You might be a sweet food lover, or you are trying to minimize sugar intake to avoid the bad effects. Take it easy, there is a right way that can be done without having to make you tormented.
Instead of staying away from sugar and other sweet foods, try eating smaller portions. That way, the body can still get sugar intake without having to worry about the side effects.
Also try to eat more natural home-cooked food, not buy food outside. That way, you know exactly what ingredients in the food and drink you consume daily.
Myth 4: Sugar is the cause of various diseases
This myth about sugar is indeed rather complicated. When examined more deeply, chronic diseases such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes occur due to a combination of several risk factors. For example, besides consuming sugar, you also have genetic (hereditary) factors, lack of exercise, and most consumption of fatty foods. That is why declaring sugar as the main cause of various types of diseases is not right.
Indeed, things related to sugar are often associated with weight gain and chronic diseases. A nutrition director from the International Food Information Council Foundation,Kris Sollid, RD also confirmed this. This condition can occurbecauseenergy intake from food and drinks is not balanced with energy expenditure through physical activity.
What must be remembered is as long as it is not excessive, consumption of sugar is not harmful to your health. Back again, you know the condition of your body well, so you should limit foods and drinks that contain sugar according to your body's abilities.
Myth 5: Reducing sugar can reduce weight
Limiting sugar intake from food and drinks is supposed to help you achieve your ideal body weight. Even though not only that, calories must also be considered if you plan to reduce weight. According to Georgia Fear, when you limit sugar consumption and replace it with other foods that are high in calories, you will still find it difficult to get the optimal weight.
In other words, a low-sugar diet will not help you lose weight if it is not accompanied by maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a whole.
So what to do? Again, limit the consumption of food and drinks which can lead to weight gain. For example fatty foods, high-calorie foods, and packaged food and beverages. Don't forget, you also have to diligently exercise if you want to lose weight.
Myth 6: Sugar from artificial sweeteners does not make it fat
It's tempting to try drinks or foods that contain sugar from artificial sweeteners, for examplediet soda is it staying dignified as a calorie-free carbonated drink? Eits, wait a minute. Because, based on an analysis of 37 studies published in the Canadian Medical Assocation Journal, artificial sweeteners or also known as low-calorie sweeteners such as cyclamates, sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin can trigger weight gain, not even lower it. This may be caused by an increase in fat production in the body.
So, that doesn't mean because you use your artificial sweetener and consume it excessively and without limits. You still have to pay attention to how many artificial sweeteners you have consumed daily.
