What a lot of people don't realize is that the world of fat loss is not centered around calories in and calories out. Without repeating myself too much from previous posts, we must look at so much more.
The reason we avoid simple sugars is because of the insulin spike. This insulin spike is the taxi that drops fat off right at your hips. The issue I have lies in the fact that sweeteners have no calories, so they must be healthy for us right? You can't get fat off zero calories can you? The answer is YES. Most sweeteners do still spike your insulin levels. This spike leads to an increase in fat absorption the same as a spoonful of sugar would do. It gets worse! Often times, sweeteners can destroy or interfere with the processes of healthy bacteria that works inside of us!
But wait! There is still good news to those of you who love your diet pops! Studies have shown that if you indulge every once in a while and keep it to under 12oz of diet pop you should get away with it. However, after that 12oz you dramatically slow down your journey to becoming a Skinny Minnie!
EVEN BETTER!
A substitute that I use for things like coffee and tea is called Stevia. It is a natural plant that has 300x the sweetness of sugar without any affect on your blood glucose levels. It is extremely sweet and needs only a speck of it added to coffees and teas. You can buy them in individual packages like sweeteners at local health food stores. It isn't in many foods on the shelf in North America yet, but it is a big hit over seas (where they are miles ahead of us on citizen health) and should start to show up here shortly. Try it out and help yourself today! Stay informed, Stay healthy!
Ryan Trueman
Ryan.Trueman@dal.ca
No comments:
Post a Comment