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By Aktive Learning | HealthMatters.sg Fri, Aug 3, 2012

By Sheryl G h !guest " ntri#ut r$ Sugar is %hat &akes y ur '

( taste s%eet. )t "an #e ' un( in al& st every &eal that y u " nsu&

sugars en( %ith ose. F r e,a&+le, su"r se, 'ru"t se an( la"t se an( glu" se. Hea( n ( %n t th an( i"ing sugar. The downside of sugar Sugar s%eetens '

%ill 'in( that there are &any ty+es ' sugar availa#le ' r sale like y ur regular "aster sugar, #r %n

( #ut %hen y u eat & re then y u sh ul(, it "an " ntri#ute t a %h le l t ' he ( glu" se levels. )t ( es n

&ake y u +ile n the + un(s, "ause ty+e 2 (ia#etes an( raise y ur #l y ur # (y is n t getting %hat it nee(s t 'un"ti n +r +erly.

nutrients, &inerals, vita&ins an( 'i#re that are %hat y ur # (y nee(s t #e healthy. S i' y ur (ie

-esear"hers at ./ 0avis 'e( 12 y ung a(ults a sugary #ut "are'ully " ntr lle( (iet. )n 3ust t% %e risk ' heart (isease.

' their "al ries 'r & either 'ru"t se r high4'ru"t se " rn syru+ sa% a 3u&+ in their "h lester l le

5,"ess 'ru"t se "auses the liver t get verl a(e( %ith it an( then " nverts it int 'at %hi"h gets i "reates 6s&all (ense L0L7 !A ty+e ' L0L "h lester l that is " nsi(ere( t #e an e&erging risk (isease$ %hi"h ' r&s +la8ue in the arteries.

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An ther stu(y als ' un( that eating a (iet high in sugar ha&+ers &e& ry an( learning. *he stu( a''e"ts h % y u think. )t alters y ur #rain9s a#ility t learn an( retain in' r&ati n. So how an !ou redu e "he a#oun" of sugar !ou onsu#e$ :hile it is near i&+ ssi#le t t tally "ut ut sugar, here are 'ive %ays t "ut sugar 'r & y ur y ur 3 urney t eating %ell. %& Cu" ou" f'a(oured drin)s in !our die"

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*he sneakiest %ay sugar "ree+s int is easily a#s r#e( int t 10 teas+ ns>

ur # (y is #y the li8ui( that %e (rink. As it

ur # (ies, %e har(ly think &u"h ' ( %ning a %h le

"an ' s (a. 5a"h "an easily " ntain u+ t 10 gra&s ' sugar %hi"h is e8uivalent

A"" r(ing t the Health ;r & ti n B ar(, a((e( sugar sh ul( " ntri#ute t n & re than 10? ' (ietary energy. *his translates t a++r ,i&ately 104@@ gra&s !2411 teas+ sugar a((e( t #everages as %ell as ' re" &&en(e( (aily intake %ith 3ust ne (rink. *& +e war! of foods "ha" 'ai# "o ,e fa" free& A'ten %hen &anu'a"turers "lai& a +r (u"t t #e 'at 'ree, they 'ten re+la"e the 'at %ith sugar t the 'irst three ingre(ients ' the ' 'ruit, alth ugh it " ntains 'ru"t se, is a &u"h #etter "h i"e. -& O(erhau' !our )i" hen Bust as y u ( a s+ring "leaning ' y ur h &e t get ri( ' ru##ish an( 3unk that y u ( n #een eaten in a %hile. Get ri( ' the &entality that y u are saving it ' r a s+e"ial ""asi n. &in(7. )' y u ( n9t see it, y u % n9t #e te&+te( t eat it. .& In or/ora"e #ore (ege"a,'es in !our die" ns$

( su"h as "akes an( "an(ies %hi"h &ean y u % ul( have "

( la#el an( i' sugar is in there, "han"es are it is n t as healthy

get ri( ' anything that ( es n t #ene'it y ur # (y. G thr ugh %hat y u have an( t ss ut anyth

!+h t < 'una(iu&$

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*his is very i&+ rtant. By eating & re nutrient (ense ' ' r a sna"k later in the (ay r at night. 0& Wa" h ou" for ondi#en"s "ha" a

(s that are l % n the

Gly"e&i" )n(e, !G)$, y u %ill 'eel 'ull l nger an( % n9t have the urge t rea"h

o#/an! !our foods&

F r e,a&+le, sau"es like t &at ket"hu+, BBC sau"e an( &any thers are &a(e using a large a& unt ' sugar. *hey &ay n t taste s%eet an( there' re &ight ' l y u int thinking that they ( n t " ntain &u"h sugar #ut they ( an( y u are #etter '' &aking y ur %n sau"es i' y u really nee( t have the&. *hese are 3ust 'ive han(y ti+s that %ill hel+ y ur "ut ut the a& unt ' sugar in y ur (iet. H % ( (ietD H % (i( y u 'eel a'ter re(u"ing sugar " nsu&+ti nD By guest contributor Sheryl Goh, freelance writer, long distance runner and avid Bikram Yoga here t get our free guide !at Your "ay to #ealth Secrets of a #ealthy $iet%. Re'a"ed Ar"i 'es 1 *i+s t Hel+ E u Sti"k t E ur 0iet !at HealthMatters.sg$ 3 5asy *%eaks t Hel+ E u L se :eight !at HealthMatters.sg$ 1 :ays t *ea"h E ur =i(s A# ut a Healthy 0iet !at HealthMatters.sg$

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