Sugar is best consumed with some fat and protein to reduce and/or eliminate the sugar crash that we have all experienced. Fat and protein help slow digestion and mitigate the fatigue that can result from eating too much sugar.
Keep in mind that straight sugar is the hardest on your body. It is like putting jet fuel into a car. Your body will feel great for a short time and then you will crash. This includes agave nectar, syrup of any kind, honey, all table sugars, any kind of juice, and jams and jellies.
Fruit, while mostly sugar, also has fiber and vital nutrients for your body, and is, therefore, superior to other forms of sugar. The fiber will help stabilize blood sugar to a degree, but fruit is best when eaten with some fat and protein as well.
Here is the vicious cycle of sugar consumption:
- our blood is overloaded with sugar
- The pancreas secretes insulin.
- The cells become stuffed with fat and sugar.
- Your blood gets overloaded again.
- The pancreas tries to keep up and produce more insulin.
- The cells are not responding correctly to the insulin because they are already overloaded.
- The pancreas tries to produce more insulin to get the cells to respond.
- The glucose (sugar) can't get into the cell because of its increased insulin resistance because of the extra fat.
- You feel hungry because the glucose isn't getting into the cell so you eat more.
- The pancreas tries to produce more insulin to handle the new pile of sugar.
- Eventually you gain excess weight, increase your insulin resistance even more, eat more because you are still 'hungry' which drives your weight higher.
Other effects of too much sugar:
1. Lowers immunity
2. Disrupts the balances of essential nutrients and minerals
3. Can cause headaches, fatigue, irritability and mild depression
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