🍫 Did you know the decline in our sex hormones as we reach our 40s and 50s can leave us craving “quick-fix” refined carbs and sugar? telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
🍩 “Free” sugars make it much harder to avoid the pitfalls of excessive sugar intake.
🍭They can cause blood sugar spikes and over time, insulin resistance – the precursor to type 2 diabetes
🍎 These “free” sugars tend to come in packets, bottles and jars, as opposed to naturally occurring sugars that come in, say, an apple
🍪 Have you been craving sugary snacks?
Here are three easy ways to eat less sugar 👇
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🥤 Eat your fruit, don’t drink it
➡️ Once you juice the fruit you remove the fibre (the good stuff) and leaves the concentrated fructose
🥨 Switch up your snacks
➡️ Increase your intake of healthy fats to prevent cravings
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🧁 Try the next gen sugar alternatives
➡️ Try baking with sugar alternatives which are made from sugar alcohols like xylitol and erythritol.
Read more 👇
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