Contents:
- Medical Video: 9 Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar
- Why do sweet foods and drinks keep hungry?
- Not that you can't eat sweet at all
Medical Video: 9 Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar
Sweet foods and drinks are delicious on the tongue. Unfortunately, eating lots of sweet foods and drinks can have a negative impact on your weight scale. Not just the height of the calories, it turns out sweet foods and drinks will keep you hungry and finally eat again. Wow, what's the cause, huh? Check out the answer below!
Why do sweet foods and drinks keep hungry?
To answer this question, a nutritionist and professor at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Prof. Dr. Ir. Ali Khomsan, MS spoke up. "It turns out when we eat (foods and drinks containing) sugar, the body will suppress the hormone leptin. When the hormone leptin is suppressed, it actually stops the feeling of satiety in our body. So that it seems as if we are hungry all the time, "said Prof. Ali Khomsan when met at Fairmont Senayan Hotel, Central Jakarta on Wednesday (3/10).
Leptin is a hormone in the blood that will travel to the brain. His job is to tell the brain that the body has enough nutrients and energy sources. In other words, leptin serves to send signals to the brain that you are full.
That's why after eating sweet foods, later you will feel hungry again. Furthermore, Prof. Ali Khomsan also said that this was what made people becomesnackingmore and more. "This is because our stomach seems to have no brakes that say that we are already full enough," said Prof. Ali Khomsan.
If this keeps happening, that issnackingand eating nonstop, the risk of obesity or obesity can haunt anyone. Obesity itself is the originator of various chronic diseases. Starting from diabetes, heart disease, to stroke.
Not that you can't eat sweet at all
Sweet foods and drinks should indeed be limited. Especially if you are looking after or want to lose weight. However, that does not mean you should not consume food or drinks that contain sugar at all. Be careful, avoiding sugar completely can actually make youcravingssweet foods so it is more difficult to control appetite.
Actually the key is in balanced nutrition guidelines. Sweet foods and drinks can still be consumed, but naturally. According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health, you should not consume sugar (from various sources) of more than 50 grams a day. This is equivalent to 4 tablespoons per day.
Remember, this consumption limit does not only apply to sugar. All food products added with sugar also need to be calculated. For example honey, syrup, sweet packs in snacks, cakes, to daily dishes.
So as long as you can control sugar intake, sweet foods and drinks do not need to be your mortal enemies.
