- Growing scientific evidence paints sugar to be the devil of the dietary world
- For many, cutting sugar from their diet altogether, is a daunting prospect
- Here, nutritionists share their top tips on how to banish sweet treats
- 5-step plan includes reading ingredient labels and taking probiotics
Lizzie Parry For Dailymail.com
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A changing tide in dietary advise in recent years has placed sugar directly in the firing line.
The white stuff has been vilified, strung up as the enemy – the root cause of spiraling obesity rates and ill health.
A diet high in sugar can leave you feeling sluggish, lacking in energy and subject to wild surges and falls in blood sugar levels, which can encourage hunger and drive you to make unhealthy choices.
But, for many, a world without sugar is a reality too terrifying to face – a dietary step too far.
Despite this, growing numbers of people are taking the plunge, banishing sugar from their kitchen cupboards and embracing an unsweetened lifestyle.
A growing body of scientific evidence has vilified sugar, revealing it to be the devil of the dietary world. Here, a team of nutritionists tell Daily Mail Online how to eradicate sweet treats from your diet
Countless celebrities are blazing a path, from Kate Hudson to Eva Longoria, Jennifer Aniston to the UK’s Caroline Flack, ditching the sweet stuff – and the stunning results are clear to see.
While celebrities can rely on personal nutritionists, trainers and dieitians to get them in shape, such a seemingly drastic lifetsyle change can feel a mountain too high to climb for the average person on the street.
Here, a team of nutritionists tell Daily Mail Online five easy steps that can help make a sugar detox appear realistic, an achievable feat that is within the grasp of us all.
Leading nutritionist, Dr Marilyn Glenville, author of Natural Alternatives to Sugar, told Daily Mail Online: ‘You need to become a label reader to understand what is in the food you eat.’ Anything ending in ‘ose’ – glucose, sucrose, fructose, lactose, maltose – is a form of sugar, as are honey, agave, molasses and syrups The fact of the matter is this, a sugar detox is likely to be hard, really hard. And for those among us who have a particularly sweet tooth, the feat may feel nigh on impossible. It is vital, therefore, not to beat yourself up if you fall off the sugar-free wagon once in a while – the important thing is to get back on it straight away Taking probiotics can help balance the microbes in the gut and prevent sugar cravings from taking over One way to prevent sugar cravings is to ensure you include a portion of protein with every meal. Protein is broken down more slowly and therefore stays in the stomach longer, helping you feel fuller for longer
‘Ensuring we have a serving of protein-rich food – meat, fish, eggs, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds – with every meal can therefore be helpful in controlling appetite and for weight management.’
For those people who follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, and those people who have a diet rich in plant foods, it can be easily to forget about the importance of protein.
‘So, if you’re not the biggest fan of chicken for lunch, protein powders could be the best alternative for you,’ Ms Barns said.
‘One serving can provide up to 20 or 30 grams of protein, and vegetarian and vegan options are easy to find.
‘Try Nature’s Plus Organic Pea Protein, which can help you resist the urge to eat too much and snack between meals.’
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