Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

THIS Is Why You Should STOP Eating Sugar - by Dr. Berg

Jan 9, 2024

10:21

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Eliminating sugar from your diet for two weeks can lead to various health benefits such as reduced face puffiness, decreased belly fat, elimination of carb cravings, improved mood and attention, decreased pain and inflammation, improved sleep quality, and improved skin. Refined starches can have a greater impact on blood sugar than sugar itself. Hidden sugars can be found in many food products. The podcast also discusses the negative effects of sugar and refined starches, compares sugar content in breakfast foods, and suggests a low-sugar alternative.

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Giving up sugar for two weeks can lead to a slimmer face and reduced puffy eyelids, as well as decreased belly fat and carb cravings.

It is important to eliminate both sugars and refined starches to effectively reduce blood sugar levels and avoid hidden sources of sugar.

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Benefits of Giving Up Sugar for Two Weeks

Giving up sugar for two weeks can lead to several benefits. Firstly, your face may become less round and puffy due to reduced fat. Additionally, puffy eyelids, often caused by high sugar consumption, may decrease. Secondly, giving up sugar can help reduce belly fat, as excess sugar is converted into liver fat, which contributes to belly fat. Moreover, cravings for carbs will diminish, making it easier to stick to a healthy diet. Finally, hunger levels will decrease, leading to a greater sense of satisfaction and making weight loss efforts more manageable.

Introduction

2min

The Effects of Sugar on Health

3min

Negative Effects of Sugar and Refined Starches

4min

Comparing Sugar Content in Breakfast Foods and Introducing a Low-Sugar Alternative

2min

In this podcast, we’re going to take a look at some of the amazing health benefits you’ll experience if you eliminate sugar from your diet for two weeks.

The following side effects can occur in as little as two weeks without sugar:

•Slimmer face (less round/puffy)

•Less puffy eyelids

•Reduced belly fat

•No more carb cravings

•Decreased hunger/more satisfaction after meals

•Improved mood

•Improved attention and focus (mental clarity)

•No more fluid retention

•Decreased pain and inflammation

•Decreased bloating and abdominal pain

•Improved sleep quality

•More relaxation/decreased adrenal stress

•Improved skin

When avoiding sugar, you also need to avoid refined starches, which can be even worse than sugar! Refined starches go through a refining process known as hydrolysis, which breaks the starches down. This process causes a more significant effect on your blood sugar than sugar itself.

For example, maltodextrin has a glycemic index between 110 and 136, while sugar and glucose have a glycemic index of 65 and 100, respectively.

Maltodextrin is found in countless food products, including certain health food products. If maltodextrin is added to a food product at less than .5 grams per serving size, manufacturers can claim that the product does not contain carbohydrates.

If the manufacturer uses a hydrolyzation process, they can also claim that the product contains zero grams of sugar! This means that many people are unknowingly consuming hidden sugars.

While dietary sugar consumption is going down, the percentage of ultra-processed food consumption is on the rise.

The good news is that there are healthy alternatives that are tasty too! Just be sure to look closely at the labels on the products you buy to avoid consuming excess sugar.

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