Difficult Lose Weight? Start Reduce Sugar

Many people think that carbohydrates and fats in the diet is the culprit behind weight gain. In fact, the food and drinks that contain sugar, including natural sugar, is a source of calories unconscious.
Experts say, all kinds of sugar, whether it's natural sugars such as honey or agave, like any added sugars, harmful to health because it contains calories.

The few exceptions is food containing sugar at once also have a beneficial nutrients. For example, fruit, although it contains sugar fructose but also a source of vitamins. While the milk has lactose sugar but is a source of protein and calcium.

"If sweetener it also contains vitamins and nutrients that the body needs us, we need not worry," said Libby Mills, dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

In a study published in the journal Obesity Society mentioned, the amount of added sugar we consume has increased 30 percent in the last decade.

"We are reducing dietary fat and replace it with sugar and now we've become a nation addicted to sugar," said JJ Virgin, author of the book "The Impact Sugar Diet".

A diet that is high in sugar not only will lead to excess weight, but also lead to diabetes, osteoarthritis, stroke, and heart disease. Research also shows that people are much more at risk eating sugar die from heart disease even though he was not overweight.

Sugar causes inflammation or inflammation in the body. Inflammation is also the way the body to heal itself from injury, such as the flu or injured. However, chronic inflammation caused by poor diet, lack of exercise and environmental factors over time will cause a health hazard.

So that we can reduce the intake of sugar, of course, very important to sort out any food that contains sugar. Processed foods are the main source of sugar. In fact, foods that do not taste sweet was actually contain sugar, such as yogurt. Therefore always read the labels on the packaging.