Theeffects of too much sugaror fructose can be likened to the effects of alcohol: It severely taxes and overloads the organ, leading to potential liver damage. Juicers should be conscious of this because many pre-packaged juices found at the store contain high amounts of sugar. “Homemade ...
Carbohydrates, including sugar, quickly digest and release into our bloodstream. Sugars are one of the smallest molecules of carbohydrates, so they do not take very long before they quickly enter our bloodstream and cancause blood sugar to spike. Increased consumption of sugar in the diet can lea...
If sorbitol were present in watermelon, it might be the reason why it makes people poop. However, while some fruit contains sorbitol, a 2014 study shows that watermelon doesn’t have any detectable amount of poop-inducing sugar. (7) Instead, watermelon has sucrose, glucose, and fructose. ...
So if you regularly eat too much sugar, specifically fructose, such as in sugar-sweetened sodas, you're 56 percent more likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) than those who don't, according to an article in theJournal of Hepetology. That's not to say you're going...
I don’t think there’s any reason to avoid them. I still regularly have a green smoothies. But if I were you, I would avoid excessive carbohydrate intake. There’s good evidence to show that replacing a portion of carbohydrates with healthy fats is good for insulin and blood sugar levels...
Also, artificial, low-fat, and non-dairy creamers are not a great option either. They usually include harmful ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, thickeners, hydrogenated oils, and other harmful ingredients (8). A common ingredient used to reduce the acidity of coffee isdipotassium phosph...
The balance between sodium and glucose is very fragile and extremely quick changing as you could see on my daughter-in-law’s foot. Interestingly we now also know that saltdoes not increase blood pressurebut sugar does and so a reduced salt diet automatically increases blood pressure because of...
They were generous with the scratch-made barbecue sauce, which is thin and vinegary, not the usual thick slurry of ketchup, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial smoke flavor like too many sauces. Barbecue focuses on the meats, but sides are part of the experience. I couldn’t leave wi...