How much sugar do you eat everyday?
How much sugar can you eat and still be healthy?
On average, we consume 94 grams of sugar per day—that’s more than triple the World Health Organization’s recommended amount of 25 grams.
Why should you care?
Here’s five good reasons:
1.) Sugar is inflammatory – constant inflammation can hinder recovery from working out and has been linked to multiple diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Adding just one sugar sweetened beverage to your diet increase your risk of type 2 diabetes by 15%. Due to a recent link between sugar consumption and heart disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests the following daily recommendations for sugar consumption: women no more than 20 grams; Men no more than 36 grams; children no more than 12 grams.
2.) Sugar makes you hungry– it interferes with the hormone that tells you your full. Talk about a set up for overeating!
3.) Sugar is empty calories– these empty calories have no nutritional value and are quickly stored as fat. No thanks 🙂
4.) Sugar is addictive– studies show that refined sugar is as addicting as cocaine!
5.) Sugar will make you fat– sugar (fructose) is processed by the liver. If your diet is high in sugar, the liver gets overloaded and stores the excess as fat.
So have you figured out how much sugar you actually consume everyday? If you’re not reaching your health and fitness goals, this is the first question you need to answer.
Start a food journal if you’re unsure and take a hard look at what you’re eating everyday.
Read Labels!!
So after the Super Bowl, do your body a favor and get back on track! Or get on track in the first place! Now is the time.
Don’t sell yourself short of all the potential within your reach!
EAT LESS SUGAR
GET MORE SLEEP
MOVE MORE
(If you remember nothing from this post, remember that)
Most of the information referenced in this post came from www.active.com
(“10 reasons why sugar is so bad for you”)
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