Sugar is sweet, sugar is the scariest part of Halloween, but too much might have souring effects on your body and your efforts to lose weight.
Sugar is a simple carbohydrate that naturally occurs in many foods such as in fruits (fructose) and milk products (lactose).
These sugars provide us with the nutrients and calories our bodies need. When we eat too many added sugars — such as white sugar, honey, corn syrup, and molasses — we may start to see side effects.
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Some signs that you are getting too much sugar from empty calories include weight gain, elevated cholesterol, elevated blood sugar levels and cavities.
There are many ways to reduce added sugar in your diet:
Eat fruits and vegetables.
Drink fewer sugar-sweetened beverages, and keep in check how much 100% fruit juices and alcoholic beverages you drink.
Eat fewer and smaller portions of items containing added sugars.
Limit using added sugar to improve the flavor of foods.
Flavor foods such as coffee and tea with sweet spices like cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg
