Question about sugar intake
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lorid220
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Of my 29 grams of allotted daily sugar, all 29 of mine have come from natural sources- 12 from half a banana and 17 from honey (I have tea with honey every morning). As a result, I usually go over on my sugar allowance.
My question is, should I be more concerned with counting added sugar rather than natural sugars?
Thanks.
My question is, should I be more concerned with counting added sugar rather than natural sugars?
Thanks.
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Hi , I think the answer is yes you should be more concerned with added sugar ( simple sugars ) as the have less molecules which the body breaks down and enters the blood stream very fast which then causes insulin spikes promoting weight gain , natural sugar ( complex sugar ) has 3 or more molecules which takes the body a lot longer to break down which is good.0
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Hi , I think the answer is yes you should be more concerned with added sugar ( simple sugars ) as the have less molecules which the body breaks down and enters the blood stream very fast which then causes insulin spikes promoting weight gain , natural sugar ( complex sugar ) has 3 or more molecules which takes the body a lot longer to break down which is good.
That makes sense. I want to be careful with my sugar b/c I am pretty sure that is maintaining my plateau issue.0 -
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