Nutritionist Dawn Manning stated that for maintaining wellness, a person does not need to completely forgo sugar, debunking one of the common myths regarding its harm, reports The Guardian.
The expert clarified that reducing sweets indeed has a beneficial effect on the body, since excess glucose overburdens the pancreas, promotes fat accumulation, and negatively affects the condition of the heart and blood vessels. At the same time, fructose, according to Manning, is also not entirely harmless, as it easily transforms into fatty deposits and increases the strain on the liver.
The specialist emphasized that the reaction to sugar varies among individuals, but a total abstinence from it is not a necessary prerequisite for good health. Manning noted that the rise in glucose levels after eating is a natural bodily response.
“Many bloggers urge stabilizing blood glucose levels, but this notion is entirely unnecessary, as a glucose rise is a normal body reaction to food,” she declared.
The dietitian added that micro-inflammations, which sugar might induce, pose no threat without excessive demands on the system. To lessen potential detriment, Manning recommended against overindulging in sweets and consuming them after a main meal rather than using them to replace a full lunch.
As Public News Service previously wrote, nutritionist Sofia Kovanova urged against fasting after the New Year holidays.
Endocrinologist Tatiana Gubina from the Krasnogorsk Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region stated that it is not just sweets that elevate blood sugar.
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