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Do You Eat 22 Teaspoons of Sugar Each Day?

Do you eat twenty-two teaspoons of sugar every day? Before you scream no, think about this: a report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that the average American eats twenty-two teaspoons of added sugar per day. Okay, that’s an average… but that means while some folks eat less sugar than that, some eat MORE. What’s worse? Teens tend to eat even more added sugar on a daily basis — an average thirty-four teaspoons of sugar daily. What does twenty-two teaspoons of sugar add up to? Around three hundred and fifty calories. Or, in food terms, it’s like … Continue reading →

Carbohydrates and Weight Loss

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Carbohydrates are a tricky subject. When you hear people talking about a low-carbohydrate diet, they are undoubtedly speaking of starchy carbohydrates. Even on the lowest carbohydrate diet, the Atkins Diet, you are still required to eat plenty of fibrous carbohydrates every day. That’s right. It isn’t all bacon and mayonnaise. With that being said, I’ll discuss the two types of carbohydrates, starchy and fibrous. Starchy carbohydrates are from grains such as oats, wheat and corn. Root vegetables like carrots and potatoes are also starchy carbohydrates. Oatmeal, flour and the bread made from it, corn and corn tortillas, as well as … Continue reading →

Natural Sugars vs. Added Sugars

Do you have a sweet tooth? I sure do! But… there’s a long history in my family of diabetes. I do worry about how much sugar I get in my diet — both added sugar and natural sugar. Naturally sweet produce like fruits and some veggies (sweet potatoes, carrots, etc) make up a big part of my diet. There is a big difference between natural sugars and added sugars. The sugars in fruits and vegetables certainly aren’t as dangerous as added sugars. In fact, nutrition experts say that natural sugars don’t raise your diabetes risk the same way added sugars … Continue reading →

What Are Low-Carb Diets?

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Low carbohydrate diets aren’t new. They have been around for for decades. The Atkins Diet was introduced in 1972 but, even before that, bodybuilders were using low carbohydrate diets to get ripped before competitions. Since the Atkins Diet is the most common low-carb diet, we’ll start with that. Essentially, the Atkins Diet is done through a series of phases. The first phase is the weight loss phase and is used to get the body into ketosis, a state in which the body burns fat for energy rather than glucose (blood sugar). During the first phase of the Atkins Diet, you … Continue reading →