Sweet food and blood sugar
Sweet food attracts everyone but on the other hand, we are also concerned about the bad effects of Sugar consumption. Sugar is a basic element of human body providing energy to each and every cell. On the contrary when consumed in excess, sugar has many negative effects, like weight gain, metabolic dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Various other complications are also associated with chronic consumption of excessive sugar. It is very really difficult to control sugar addiction and sugar craving.
Dr. Papiya Bigoniya has shared a video series on the physiology and pathology of sugar consumption.
In this series the first video is about explains the physiology behind sugar addiction and carving. How sugar effect our brain? What causes sugar craving? What is the role of dopamine drive in sugar consumption? How we develop sugar addiction, why it is very difficult to control sugar craving. Watch this video to understand the basic mechanism of sugar addition.
Sugar Craving: How Sugar Effect Our Brain … Part 1
What is sugar?
Carbohydrates are available in two basic forms, simple and complex, which are further divided into monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. The difference between the two is how quickly they are digested and absorbed, which is determined by their chemical structure. Complex carbohydrates are formed from three or more sugar molecules, whereas simple carbohydrates are composed of either one (monosaccharides) or two (disaccharides) sugar molecule. The most commonly available sugar moiety is glucose, fructose (fruit sugar), sucrose (table sugar), and lactose (dairy sugar). What are the ratios of these sugar molecules in the widely found sweet food? We need to know the different types of sugar available in natural sources.
How to control sugar intake?
The part 2 of the video series provides a comprehensive understanding of the effects of sugar on our body and how to intelligently control sugar intake and decide about the food we commonly consume.
Sugar Source: Different Chemical Types Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIvlEvqPVW4&t=203s– Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx_iZZBVbFM&t=393s– Part 2
Many more things to know about blood sugar and its utilization and good and bad effects, various effects of sugar in human body, blood sugar imbalance and is the sugar responsible for any type of stress?. For further details, please see part 2 of the series.
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