Benefits of quitting sugar

The No Sugar movement is big news these days and for good reason! Read on to discover the benefits of quitting sugar.

1. Look younger
Cutting sugar from your diet may help rejuvenate your skin and delay the aging process. Scientists from the UK and Netherlands found that individuals with low blood sugar levels looked younger than those with high blood sugar. Sugar reduces the quality of collagen and elastin, the proteins that help your skin maintain its youthful appearance. The aging effects of sugar typically start at age 35, and rapidly accelerate after that.

2. Lose weight
White sugar has absolutely no nutritional value. All you’re adding to your tea when you sweeten it with 2 cubes of sugar is 18 empty calories. Quitting sugar also reduces your body’s resistance to leptin – the hormone that signals satiety. According to Sarah Wilson, author of the international bestseller I Quit Sugar, people who are on her 8-week sugar detox program lose anywhere between 4 to 30 kg over an extended period of time! Most weight loss is noticed around the face and abdomen, which we know are tough spots to tackle.

3. Reduce sugar cravings
When you quit sugar, the cravings also gradually disappear. The first couple of weeks may be tough, but stick to the program and you will notice that you don’t crave sugar that much anymore. When you quit sugar, you naturally start eating more nutritious foods and they fuel your body with the nutrients that it needs, and reduce your body’s hunger for the quick energy boost that sugar gives.

4. Improves liver health
The fructose that you consume goes directly to the liver. If the glycogen stores in the liver are low, it will convert fructose into glycogen. For most people, the liver is already filled with glycogen, and the fructose if converted to fat. Over a period of time, the fat deposits in liver can lead to a condition called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver.

If you want to reduce your sugar intake, check out these clever ways to naturally sweeten your food.