A great and easy tip for getting a killer body is to limit sugar
in your diet.
Sugars that are naturally occurring like fructose in fruit and lactose in milk, can still
be consumed but in moderation. Meaning, eat fruit and drink milk but don't eat
2-3 pieces of fruit with a glass of milk before bed.
Don't be too
confused by good and bad sugars. There are over 200 sugar compounds and some
like glucose, are essential to the brain and body functioning. I'm mostly
talking about the sugar we all know and (unfortunately) love. The white, sweet
stuff and all of its syrupy variations. I would never recommend cutting out
sugar entirely. Natural sugars are inevitable.
It's
recommended that while 50-60% of your diet is carbohydrate based, only a
maximum of 10% of that should be sugar. Not all sugar is bad for the body.
Unrefined sugars, consumed in moderation are an important part of a healthy
diet. Sugar is used to fuel the body; if not used, it is stored as glycogen in
the liver and muscles. Whatever isn't stored, however, is converted to fat.
Still, sugar has been shown to boost performance. Sugar is a carbohydrate, and
any carbohydrates ingested during exercise can positively affect endurance.
How to Reduce Sugar
Read labels
carefully. White bread, most cereal, fruit juice and pop are huge sugar
offenders. Reading labels and making smarter buying decisions could really help
shrink your waist line and prevent terrible conditions and disease.
Eat more nuts,
seeds and lean protein in place of breads, white pasta and rice. They keep you
fuller for longer and significantly reduce sugar intake on a daily basis.
Eating
sensibly isn't hard at all when you put a bit of thought in to your meals by
being on the lookout for high sugar content and reducing the amount of carbs in
your diet in place of healthy protein and fats.
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