Posted on August 20, 2007 in Latest News
Salt may not cause your body to gain or lose fat. And, more importantly, salt has no calories. High consumption of salt causes temporary weight gain because it causes your body to retain water. And, consumption of lower amounts of salt results in temporary weight loss because it causes your body to expel water.
Most importantly salt causes weight gain because high levels of salt in our diets generally come from calorie dense, low fiber, processed foods like fast food and restaurant meals. If you stick to a low salt diet, it consists of lower calorie, healthier foods associated with weight loss.
Does Sugar Cause Weight Gain?
When we eat, our body converts digestible carbohydrates into sugar, which is the main source of energy. Our blood sugar level affects our hunger and energy levels. It also determines whether we burn fat or store it, and gain weight or lose weight.
Tips to Control Your Weight by Controlling Salt and Sugar Levels
- Keep track of the amount of sugar you consume in beverages, especially coffee and soda pop. It can increase your sugar levels quickly, and most drinks aren’t filling.
- Be careful about taking fat-free products. Generally sugar is used in them to replace the flavor that is lost when fat is removed.
- Table sugar is considered to provide ‘no calories’ because it has no nutritional value other than providing just a fuel for energy. Honey and other more natural sugars are healthier because they provide vitamins and minerals.
- You have to regulate your blood sugar level to maintain your fat-burning capacity. Never skip a meal, especially breakfast, and eat healthy snacks between meals. Eating frequently helps prevent hunger pangs, provides consistent energy, and maintains metabolism efficiency.
- High fiber snacks and meals help to regulate your blood sugar level. The fiber slows down glucose absorption and your rate of digestion. This way it keeps your blood sugar level more consistent and wards off feelings of hunger.
- Reduce taking refined white flour, heavily processed or high sugar foods. Examples of such foods include: fluffy white breads, bread snacks, regular sodas, most regular breakfast cereal, sweets, candy, cookies and cakes.
- Increase your intake of high-fiber foods and whole grains. Good food choices are vegetables, beans and fruit, and whole grain cereals such as oats, rye, basmati or brown rice, and pasta.
- Avoid processed or refined foods like canned soup, breakfast cereal, soy sauce, candy, sweets, cakes, cookies, ice cream and regular soda. These foods can aggravate cravings. At the same time, do not add extra sugar or salt to the food on your plate.
- Daily sugar consumption should not exceed 40g of refined sugar per 2000 calories consumed.
- Salt is normally hidden in fast foods, prepackaged frozen food products, beverages, candy bars, canned vegetables and soups - virtually hundreds of food items. Try to cut back on convenience foods, rinse canned vegetables, reduce salt used in cooking, purchase a cookbook on using herbs to season food, and order ‘fresh’ food when dining out.
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June 4th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
helloo ilike soup
and Cheese ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,has cheese got sugar and salt ?
DO YOU KNOW THAt YOUNg one