Hidden Sugars and Their Impact on Health

Hidden sugars are one of the most important contributing factors to the present dietary health adversities, including diabetes, obesity, and renal disorders. This leaflet discusses the presence of hidden sugars in various foods and provides tips on how to avoid them. It also emphasizes the importance of regular blood glucose level checks to stay ahead of diabetes and other related diseases.

Leaflet

Be aware of HIDDEN SUGARS !!!!!!!
Hidden sugars are one of the most
important contributing factors to
the present dietary health
adversities, including diabetes,
obesity, and renal disorders.
Even though you are avoiding all
sweet treats to have your BGL in
check, the hidden sugar in you food
might give you a nasty surprise!!!
Even your FOOD is HIDING something!
Hidden sugar in foods, not necessarily sweet in taste
is a major contributor to the rising rate of obesity
and type two diabetes in adolescents and young
adults.
Breakfast cereal, yogurt, pasta sauce, syrups, and
even oatmeal, all of these food items contain
HIDDEN SUGARS.
Continue reading this leaflet if you want find out
how Hidden sugars affect us and how we can avoid
it.
What foods contain food sugar and how much:
A single granola bar has at least 8-12 grams of hidden sugar.
Even the low fat version of flavoured yogurts contain 17-33
grams of sugar
Instant oatmeal, the favourite breakfast or snack item of the
youth, has at least 10-15 grams of hidden sugar per packet.
Sweet salad dressings and pasta sauce contain 5-7 grams of
hidden sugar.
Breakfast cereals have as much as 10-20 gram of hidden sugar.
Energy drinks have the highest amount of hidden sugar, at 25
grams.
How you can save yourself from HIDDEN SUGAR!!!!!!!
Hidden sugar may be swarming the food options of choice, but here are fun five tricks to save yourself
from the hidden sugars affecting your health.
Cut down on spaghetti sauce! Consume as little amount of pasta as you can, if need be make your
homemade spaghetti sauce to cut down on hidden sugars from the readymade pasta sauce.
Skip normal breakfast cereals like Fruit loops and replace it with high fibre low sugar breakfast cereal
options such as the Big Bran.
Salad is a healthy option, so to save yourself from the added trouble of sweet salad dressings with the
blend of light homemade vinegar and oil dressing, and cut down on sugar intake up to just 1 gram.
Replace the instant oatmeal and rather consume plain oatmeal and mix it to your liking of flavours and
condiments fresh and homemade and lower your sugar intake to 1 gram per packet.
Buy plain yogurts rather than flavoured yogurts, and toss in your choice of fruit to make it tastier and
treat yourself to 2 times lesser sugar intake.
Last but not the least, get your blood glucose levels checked every months to be one step ahead of
diabetes and other such diseases!!!
Happy Munching!!!

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