3 Ways To Kick Your Sugar Habit For Good
Posted: July 28, 2017 9:38 am by Amen Clinics
Among the many dangers inherent in the Standard American Diet (SAD), is the prevalence of sugary mega-drinks. Often referred to as “liquid candy,” these high-calorie beverages are readily available at convenience stores and as part of super-sized value meals at fast food restaurants. It’s not uncommon for people to chug soft drinks or energy drinks throughout the day as well as at every meal…including breakfast!
In a society that prizes freedom of choice above all else, a fierce battle has been waged over the regulation of soft drink sizes. The American Beverage Institute, which sued New York City to block the super-sized soda ban, issued a celebratory statement captioned, “Choice Lives!” An ironic slogan when considering that, for many people, guzzling ever-larger sugary drinks is no longer “a choice.” The unfortunate truth is that more and more Americans are becoming addicted to sugar, even as it destroys their health and eats away their brainpower.
What’s fueling this insatiable thirst? Our eating habits are governed by some of the most primitive parts of our brains, neurochemical reward systems that drive us to seek out foods that gave our ancient ancestors the energy to survive. Sugar and fat topped that list for obvious reasons; high in calories, they were traditionally found in foods that were packed with essential nutrients such as fruits, vegetables, and animal products.
Over the centuries, as our civilization and food culture has changed, that same internal reward system has triggered us to crave foods with even more sugar and fat but with less and less nutritional value. Sadly, in our on-the-go society of fast food and processed meals, 60% of our calories come from things hunter-gatherers from the past wouldn’t even recognize as food. In today’s world, we eat way too much sugar, far more than our bodies can properly metabolize. By way of comparison, our ancestors ate only about 22 teaspoons of sugar a year, while today’s Americans consume an average of 52 teaspoons of added sugar per day.
There is mounting evidence that sugar is toxic…even lethal. Excessive sugar intake, which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, is responsible for 35 million deaths a year globally.
If you’ve been struggling to kick the sugar habit, here are three tips to retrain your taste buds:
Don’t Drink Your Calories– Soft drinks are filled with chemicals and high fructose corn syrup, and fruit juices and energy drinks are loaded with sugar. Diet sodas, marketed specifically to take advantage of people who are concerned about their caloric intake, are actually worse for you than their regular counterparts. In fact, those who drink diet soda double their risk of developing a metabolic syndrome (related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease). Healthy substitutes to sugary drinks are green tea and water.
Beware of Artificial Sweeteners– One of the best ways to decrease your cravings is to completely remove artificial sweeteners from your diet. It’s easy to think of these sweeteners as being healthy because they’re calorie-free. However, since they are up to 600 times sweeter than sugar, artificial sweeteners may activate the appetite centers of the brain making you crave even more sugar.
As an alternative, try stevia, a natural plant extract that comes in a variety of delicious flavors.
Replace Liquid Candy with Nature’s Candy– Low blood sugar levels are associated with overall lower brain activity, which means more cravings and more bad decisions, like reaching for a sugary snack or soda. The best way to regulate your blood sugar is to eat a healthy snack every 3-4 hours. Natural snacks, like whole fruits, seeds, and nuts, are portable and are ideal for fending off hunger between meals.
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Can Soft Drinks Make Young Children Aggressive?
Although most people are aware of how unhealthy soft drinks are, American youth and adults continue to consume more per capita than any other country.
Compelling evidence showing why conventional soft drinks don’t belong in the hands of young children came from a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics, titled, “Soft Drinks Consumption is Associated with Behavior Problems in 5-Year-Olds.”
What Research Says
Researchers assessed 2,929 5-year-old children enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a prospective birth cohort that follows mother-child pairs from 20 large U.S. cities.
Of the 2,929 5-year-olds researched:
• 52% were boys
• 43% consumed at least 1 serving of soft drinks per day
• 4% consumed 4 or more servings of soft drinks per day
The Findings
The most alarming findings were in the group of children who drank 4 or more soft drinks per day. These children:
• Were more than 2 times as likely to act out aggressively, get into fights and destroy the property of others.
• Scored higher on the attention problems scale than those who drank less than 4 servings of soft drinks daily.
Additionally, children who drank 2, 4 or more soft drink servings daily also demonstrated withdrawal behaviors, as compared with children who did not consume soft drinks.
Aggression & Soft Drinks
This study’s findings positively linked aggression, attention problems and withdrawal to soft drink consumption in young children. Even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, maternal depression, intimate partner violence in the home, and paternal incarceration, any amount of soft drink consumption resulted in higher aggressive behavior scores as compared to those who did not consume soft drinks.
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