Are you still looking for a good resolution? Then you are exactly right with us!
Our resolution is:
10 days without sugar - feel the transformation!
Why should you give up sugar?
Sugar acts on our brain like a drug. Yet we consume far too much of it - a whole 40 kg per year! The bad thing? Sugar has many health consequences such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, digestive disorders and an increased risk of cancer.
According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, we should not eat more than 12 grams of sugar per day or 4-5 kg per year as part of a standard diet. With one can of lemonade alone, we already cover 85 percent of the recommended daily intake of sugar.
➤ We eat 10 times as much sugar as recommended!
The fat-sugar controversy
For decades, all fats were unjustly demonised - even the good ones! The opinion at that time was that fats would make you fat and were unhealthy. After all fats were banned from food and only the label "fat-free or light" was found everywhere - the triumphal march of sugar began. Because in order to compensate for fat as a missing flavour carrier, a lot of sugar has to be added - with devastating consequences for our health.
➤ Sugar makes us sick!
10 days change your life!
But what happens to us if we suddenly give up sugar? And we give up sugar?
A new study shows how our body changes when we give up sugar for only 10 days. And let's face it, 10 days is really doable, right?
The study reports that with significantly less or no sugar consumption, there is an immediate improvement in our health.
This trial offered impressive results - and that after only 10 days. Most diets take an average of several months to produce initial health results! This is because weight loss is not always automatically associated with improved health.
What results do you expect after 10 days?
Children between the ages of eight and 18 years participated in the study mentioned above. Each child suffered from obesity and at least one other condition, such as high blood pressure or glucose or insulin dependent diseases, which put them at risk of premature death. None of the children suffered from diabetes at that time.
American researchers from the University of California worked with the young subjects and prescribed them a special diet consisting of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. The sugar content was reduced from 28 to ten percent and replaced by starch.
Within only ten days, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and triglyceride levels dropped. In addition, the children lost weight, although the researchers wanted to keep the weight of the test subjects.
➤ Fortunately, the damage caused by sugar can often be reversed!
What does that mean for us?
Within only ten days the general health of the participants improved enormously. Now imagine the effects of giving up sugar after 30 or 60 days or after one year!
Each of us can manage to do without sugar to a large extent!
You just need the right instructions. For an easy start, we have compiled helpful tips to help you drastically reduce your sugar consumption.
Join the Sugar CHALLENGE now!
Give up sugar for 10 full days with these tips:
1. Out of sight - out of mind!
Banish sweets from the kitchen so that you are not constantly tempted. Cinnamon, vanilla, raw cocoa, ginger and turmeric can be used to enhance your food.
2. Do not drink your calories!
Drink mainly water and herbal tea. If you drink coffee, then preferably black, sweetened with cinnamon or natural sweeteners. Support your body during the transition!
3. Optimize your nutrition!
Consume whole foods instead of finished products. Fresh or frozen vegetables, fish, whole grains and cheese are healthy alternatives. Consume satisfying proteins and fibre and make use of healthy fats (Omega 3 fatty acids). You should also consume more probiotic foods that support your intestinal flora.
4. Attention ravenous attack!
To avoid ravenous appetite, you should include healthy snacks in between. Because low blood sugar contributes significantly to the fact that we would prefer to eat everything edible in the immediate vicinity. Nuts, natural yoghurt, crackers and vegetables with homemade dip are a good snack for in-between. Should the condition still persist, please move. After about 15 minutes the desire for sweets is gone.
5. Well planned is half won!
Before you go shopping, think about what you want to buy and take your shopping list with you. Then it will be easier for you to stick to it. It's also a good idea to prepare lunch in the office the day before and take it with you. Your body will thank you for it in the long term and so will your wallet.
6. Be critical!
Pay attention to the synonyms of sugar, which the food industry likes to use like glucose, fructose, agave syrup, ... And look especially carefully at descriptions such as: "sugar-free" or "without added sugar".
7. Looking for alternatives
Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, acesulfame-K, sucralose and saccharin have long been suspected of triggering side effects such as indigestion, mood swings and even serious illnesses. Switch to natural sweeteners. Have you already heard of sugar-free chocolate or sugar-free drinking chocolate? And have you ever baked sugar-free? That works! And it is delicious on top of that!
Take part in the challenge and already prevent obesity, diabetes and co. Doing without sugar is good for all of us!
Do you need more tips to renounce sugar? Then read how you can overcome a sugar addiction.
Sources (in English language):
Börnhorst, C., Russo, P., Veidebaum, T., Tornaritis, M., Molnar, D., Lissner, L. et al. (2019, May). Metabolic status in children and its transitions during childhood and adolescence-the IDEFICS/I.Family study. International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 48, Issue 5, doi: 10.1093/yye/dyz097
Ungethüm, K., Jolink, M., Hippich, M., Lachmann, L., Haupt, F., Winkler, C., et al. (2019, March). Physical activity is associated with lower insulin and C-peptide during glucose challenge in children and adolescents with family background of diabetes. Diabetic Medicine, 36(3):366-375, doi: 10.1111/dme.13819