Sugar

FOOD LABELS - No Added Sugar Versus Unsweetened..?

In the 'Back on Track' group we have been talking about complex versus simple carbs.
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You can’t avoid sugar! BUT it’s good for your diet & your health generally, to regulate your blood sugars and try to avoid sugar spikes throughout the day.

Carbs of Which Saturates …. on Food labels will show you the amount of ‘sugars’ contained in that product as opposed to complex carbs.

This shows you the amount of sugar per 100g or per portion. It doesn’t break down the sugar into ‘free sugars’ i.e table sugar (sucrose) as opposed to those naturally present in things like fruit or milk but is useful to be able to compare two similar products.

No added Sugar
Means no additional table sugar has been added to the product to make it sweeter. It doesn’t mean that natural sugar aren’t contained in the product and more importantly it doesn’t mean that artificial sweeteners have not been added! Watch out for these artificial sweeteners have all sorts of names, not just saccharin.   

Unsweetened
Means no table sugar or artificial sweeteners (that's the difference)  have been used but not that natural sugars aren’t present.

Regulating blood sugars can help regulate blood sugar spikes & cortisol (stress hormone) spikes throughout the day.  Look at food labels carefully and be aware of sweeteners.

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