The doctor revealed the unexpected consequences of completely giving up sweets – Nutrition

The advice to give up sweets is often found in healthy eating recommendations. But is this really necessary? Dietician, gastroenterologist and nutritionist Alexandra Razarenova told Gazeta.Ru about how to properly include sweets in the diet and why sugar should not be demonized, Sports.kz reports.

“If you suddenly exclude your favorite sweets from your menu, over time this can cause internal tension and lead to breakdowns, which tend to recur systematically and change eating behavior for the worse. Sweets in themselves are not harmful, the only nuance is in their volume: it is enough not to demonize sugar, but to strive for balance, limiting simple carbohydrates to 5-10% of the daily calorie intake,” explained the nutritionist.

Razarenova recalled that the components of sugar are glucose and…