What if instead of embarking on an eternal diet, you stop or drastically reduce your sugar consumption? This is what a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association offers, which analyzed the impact of fructose on health. This research compiles the results of numerous studies on the issue and concludes that stopping consuming this processed sugar gives positive health results in just two weeks, while its regular consumption exposes you to the risk of obesity, heart disease. foie gras” and type 2 diabetes.
Fructose, a powerful fat generator
Of all the sugars, which generally increase fat synthesis in the liver, fructose is one of the worst. It is found as corn syrup in 75% of packaged foods and beverages because it is cheaper than raw sugar and sweeter. It is particularly bad for the body: fructose has no nutritional value and is not metabolized by the brain. It is converted very quickly (18.9 times faster than glucose, another sugar) into fat, but the brain does not recognize that the body has been fed. Result: he is always hungry and gives the order to eat. To top it all off, the body becomes lethargic and is less inclined to dophysical activity. The perfect cocktail to store fat and gain pounds.
The doctors behind the study therefore recommend banishing these processed sugars from the diet for overweight people, focusing the discourse on the health aspect. Many doctors ask their patients to eat better and exercise more and rebook them a month later. Dr. Winters, who participated in the study, suggests that the practitioner calls his patient two weeks after stopping sugar to show him the effects on his metabolism, by a simple blood test. Thus, patients would be more motivated to continue their efforts by quickly noticing the benefits for their health.
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