Consuming less amount of sugar has become a trend nowadays. This has resulted in the emergence of various natural as well as artificial sweeteners and all of them help in controlling calorie intake while ensuring a healthy body. But if you look thoroughly, then not many of them provides 100% benefits as they
What’s your biggest nightmare when it comes to eating food? Is it sugar or food that’s coated with sugar? Have you already given up eating or adding sugar in your food? If you say yes, then it is not surprising since the negative health effects of sugar are no more a secret. They
Stevia is a plant native to South America, one with delicious green leaves that are incredibly sweet. Chew a few leaves or add a couple of crushed leaves to your drink, and presto, you have your drink sweet and delicious. This was discovered almost 1500 years ago by the
Very few of us can stay away from sweets and a lesser number can stop having it when they wish too. It demands too much of self-discipline. However, there could be several reasons for one to experience sugar craving, which could not be because of a lack of self
Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Diabetes is caused when the body has excess insulin, a hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar. There are three types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, caused when the body’s immune system destroys cells in the pancreas, involved in the
In recent years, sugar has been at the centre of a vigorous debate, spoken about mostly for the wrong reasons. To the common man, sugar translates to diabetes, fat, extra weight and a host of health issues. Here is a snapshot of the various ways in which sugar affects
In India, most of us prefer our tea or coffee with milk and sugar. We just can’t handle their inherent bitterness. There’s nothing right or wrong about a food/ beverage preference because that’s the way we’ve cultivated our taste buds. But let’s look a bit deeper to find out what happens when you
Sedentary lifestyles, daily stress, and high calorie food have led to an increasing presence of what are commonly referred to as ‘life style diseases’ - diabetes and blood pressure. Diabetes in particular is affecting people of all age groups and the WHO has warned about the disease growing to