Nowadays, more and more people diagnosis with diabetes, especially young children. Sugar intake is one of the influence effects. According to Statistics Canada, Canadians intake an average of 110g of sugar per day. To prevent excess sugar intake, there are three ways you can try.
First, pay attention to hidden sources of sugar. Some food looks healthy but it may involve added sugars, for example yogurt and oatmeal. When you buy these kind of food, you can choose to buy plain yogurt. If you really like the sweety taste, you can add a naturally sourced calorie-free sweetener. In this way, you can reduce your sugar intake and have the same flavor food.
Second, beware of beverages. Beverages become popular in people’s lives, especially young children. They taste so good. Statistics Canada reported, beverages account for 35 percent of daily sugar intake for adults. One way to reduce sugar intake is to reduce beverages intake, or you can choose to drink diet beverages such as diet coke. When you choose beverages, make sure you read the food labels before you choose beverages. There is an information about sugar contain on the ingredient label. Also, you need to try to learn different names for sugar, so you can understand sugar’s various form.
Third, do not skip meals. If you skip a meal, your blood sugar level will drop. When blood sugar drops to a point, you body may ask you to intake some food contain sugar. In this situation, you may intake more sugar than normal. If this happens, you can have some fruits to help bring blood sugar level back without intake excess sugar.
There are still many ways to control sugar intake. Try to control your sugar intake from today and live better for you health.
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