



{"id":18814,"date":"2019-03-15T10:57:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burnbootcamp.com\/?p=18814"},"modified":"2022-08-17T02:21:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T06:21:03","slug":"how-does-too-much-sugar-actually-affect-your-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burnbootcamp.com\/how-does-too-much-sugar-actually-affect-your-body\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does Too Much Sugar Actually Affect Your Body?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know Americans consume roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/how-much-sugar-per-day#section2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76.7 grams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per day? That is equivalent to 306 empty calories a day!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is limited storage in the muscles, liver and brain for all of this added sugar. Unfortunately, the excess sugar must be stored somewhere and ends up being stored in the body as fat. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike sugar storage, fat storage is unlimited! So to work off the empty calories consumed from sugar alone, on average, you would have to hold a plank for two hours, do 30 minutes of constant push-ups or do 358 pull-ups! Is the sugar worth it? I think not\u2014especially because sugar is void of all nutrients, does not satiate your appetite and actually leaves you hungrier! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consuming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/nutrition\/too-much-sugar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too much sugar<\/a> can also make your brain feel foggy, cause you to gain unwanted body fat and deplete you of energy. It\u2019s time to get educated on the effects sugar has on your health and cut it out of your diet for good!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/burnbootcamp.com\/how-does-too-much-sugar-actually-affect-your-body\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1652\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Too much sugar deeply affects the body\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-291x300.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-992x1024.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18816\" src=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-992x1024.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-291x300.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 291w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash.jpg?size=384x396&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-581x600.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 581w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-768x793.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash-992x1024.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 992w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/emma-valerio-1060531-unsplash.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Sugar Addiction Is Real! <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People joke about being addicted to sugar, but it\u2019s actually a real struggle and not a joke. Added sugar provokes the release of dopamine, which is a neurotransmitter that works within the reward center of your brain and plays a crucial role in your feelings of hunger and pleasure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consuming high amounts of sugar leads to high amounts of dopamine being released, which then provides you with a feeling of amazing satisfaction. But if you consume sugar on a regular basis, your brain grows accustomed to this constant sugar satisfaction and begins to \u201cneed\u201d this sweet taste to continue experiencing this feeling. When you continue to feed your brain its \u201cneeded\u201d sugar, it then begins to require more and more to gain that same reward. This is due to your dopamine receptors becoming desensitized from all the sugar, requiring more dopamine to be released and an actual <a href=\"https:\/\/drhyman.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/27\/5-clues-you-are-addicted-to-sugar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addiction<\/a> begins. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Sugar, Insulin and Fat Storage <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to note that all sugar is not processed in the body the same way. When discussing added sugar, we are talking about processed, refined sugar. When you eat refined sugar, it goes directly into your bloodstream and causes a huge spike in your blood sugar. This causes insulin to then be released. The job of insulin is to remove excess sugar from the blood, store it in the body and keep blood sugar levels in check. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When excess sugar hits the bloodstream, you experience the well-known \u201csugar high\u201d effect, where you feel extremely energized for a short period of time. This causes an overestimated amount of insulin to be released, removing more sugar than necessary from your bloodstream and causing the classic \u201csugar crash.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you experience the crash, your body thinks it \u201cneeds\u201d more sugar, so you eat more sugar, and a vicious circle begins. Some like to call this the sugar roller-coaster. Naturally occurring sugar from fruit, meanwhile, is mixed with fiber and does not affect the body quite the same way. Fiber slows down the digestion process, resulting in the naturally occurring sugar being able to enter the bloodstream slowly and keeping blood sugar levels in balance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insulin is also a fat-storing hormone. While it is a necessity for proper functioning of the body, when in excess it becomes harmful. Insulin triggers a fat storage enzyme and, at the same time, represses the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of fat. Therefore, you are shutting down the fat-burning process when consuming refined sugar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As explained above, excess sugar consumption causes insulin to remove too much sugar from your bloodstream, resulting in low blood sugar. When this happens, a stress signal is sent to the brain and your brain reacts by releasing cortisol, your stress hormone. This is bad news for you because cortisol energizes and increases your appetite, leading you to eat more than what your body actually needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18817\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/burnbootcamp.com\/how-does-too-much-sugar-actually-affect-your-body\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1147\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Drinking Too Much Sugar Affects Your Body\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-300x172.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-1024x587.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18817\" src=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-1024x587.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-300x172.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash.jpg?size=384x220&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-768x440.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-800x459.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 800w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash-1024x587.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/leighann-renee-799319-unsplash.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Sugar Is Hiding <\/b><b><i>Everywhere<\/i><\/b><b>! <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to becoming healthier and fitter, sugar is your greatest enemy in disguise. While some people know they are sugar addicts, others might believe they don\u2019t have a sugar tooth. The truth is, sugar loves to sneak its way into our food any way it can. Food you consider healthy, and food that is not even supposed to be sweet, can be packed with this devious additive. So where is all of the added sugar hiding? Everywhere! Here is a list of common foods with shockingly high amounts of sugar:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Pasta sauce (Ragu), \u00bd cup \u2013 12g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Yogurt (Yoplait strawberry), single serving \u2013 27g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Granola (Nature Valley), \u00bd cup \u2013 14g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Breakfast cereal (Raisin Bran), \u00be cup \u2013 19g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Oatmeal (Quaker apple cinnamon), single-serve package \u2013 22g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Baked beans (Bush\u2019s), \u00bd cup \u2013 15g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Trail mix (Emerald Breakfast On the Go) \u2013 17g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Jam (Smuckers), 1 tbsp. \u2013 13g <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Maple syrup, \u00bc cup \u2013 47g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Fat-free salad dressing (Ken\u2019s Steak House) \u2013 13g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Vanilla almond milk (Silk), 1 cup \u2013 13g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Tomato soup (Campbell\u2019s On the Go) \u2013 20g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; BBQ sauce, 2 tbsp. \u2013 15g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Energy bar (Cliff Bar chocolate chip) \u2013 21g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Applesauce (Motts), 1 snack cup \u2013 19g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Fruit cup (Dole), 1 snack cup \u2013 18g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Jello, \u00bd cup \u2013 19g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Soda, 12oz \u2013 40g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Iced tea (sweetened), 16oz \u2013 44g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Sports drinks (Gaterade), 1 bottle \u2013 21g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Vitamin drinks (Vitamin Water), 1 bottle \u2013 32g<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Vanilla latte (Starbucks), 16oz \u2013 32g<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>5 Steps to Kick Your Sugar Habit<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know the effects sugar has on your brain, body and health, are you ready to kick it to the curb for good? If so, follow these five steps! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>1. Read food labels. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugar is hiding everywhere in your diet! Foods you think are healthy, like many yogurts, sauces, dressings, protein bars, oatmeal and coffee drinks, are packed with sugar. Never assume a food is healthy and sugar-free and always double-check the food label. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Eat whole foods. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even processed foods that do not contain sugar quickly break down into sugar. Avoid processed foods that will promote fat storage by consuming as many fresh, whole foods as possible. Whole foods will stabilize your blood sugar, decreasing your sugar cravings. Plus, no need to read the labels on whole foods\u2014sugar can\u2019t sneak its way into them! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Detox your kitchen.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Look at the food labels on the items in your pantry and refrigerator to find where sugar is hiding in your diet. Toss out the items that are packed with sugar to help you successfully drop the sugar! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4. Buy unsweetened.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Choose unsweetened options of foods like yogurt, oatmeal, coffee and plant-based milks. You can always sweeten them yourself with natural sweeteners like honey or stevia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Go at least 21 days without sugar. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your brain can actually be addicted to sugar. The more sugar you eat, the more sugar your brain \u201crequires\u201d to feel satisfied. To break your addiction, go at least 21 days without eating sugar, no matter how much you are craving it! The longer you go without sugar, the less your brain \u201crequires\u201d it and the less you will crave it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/burnbootcamp.com\/how-does-too-much-sugar-actually-affect-your-body\/morgan-makes-it_december-0137\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2965\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1544113305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cook food at home to decrease your sugar consumption\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-300x244.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-1024x832.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18818\" src=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-1024x832.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-300x244.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137.jpg?size=384x312&amp;lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-738x600.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 738w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-768x624.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 768w, https:\/\/b1719269.smushcdn.com\/1719269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Morgan-Makes-It_December-0137-1024x832.jpg?lossy=1&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><b>Top Tips to Battle Your Sugar Cravings<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>1. Drink more water.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When you experience a craving, chug a glass of water before eating. Thirst is commonly confused for hunger, leading dehydration to be a common cause of your sugar cravings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2. Combine protein, healthy fats and fibrous foods at each meal.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This powerful combination will stabilize your hunger hormones and keep you full and satisfied for hours without causing any sugar cravings! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>3. Eat more fat and less carbs at breakfast.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A high-fat breakfast will help avoid &nbsp;a blood sugar spike first thing in the morning, which can also prevent a sugar crash later and a roller-coaster of cravings throughout your day. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>4. Don\u2019t skip meals!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Skipping meals leads to a drastic drop in energy. When your energy levels drop, your blood sugar levels drop as well, causing your brain to think it needs more sugar. Plus, when you are overly hungry, your willpower can weaken and it\u2019s much more difficult to say \u201cno\u201d! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>5. Cook food at home.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> When you prepare your own food, you are able to control all of the ingredients you use, making it much easier to drop the sugar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>6. Cut out the alcohol.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Alcohol lowers your blood sugar, leading your brain to believe you need sugar to maintain normal levels. It also negatively changes the way sugar and carbs are metabolized in the body. Plus, most alcoholic beverages are jam-packed with sugar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>7. Reduce stress.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stress triggers hormones that increase your appetite, leading to dangerous cravings. It\u2019s easier said than done, but decreasing your stress levels will simultaneously decrease your sugar cravings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>8. Get enough sleep.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lack of sleep causes a domino effect of chemical reactions in your body, altering your hormone levels and increasing your sugar cravings! And when you are sleep-deprived, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you are much more likely to lack the willpower to say \u201cno\u201d to those cravings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>9. Eat fruit!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is a difference between processed sugar and naturally occuring sugar. Your body processes sugar from fruit more slowly due to its fiber content, so it doesn\u2019t cause the same spike in blood sugar as processed sugar. When a sugar craving hits, grab a piece of fruit and enjoy the sweetness of natural sugar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>10. Ditch the fancy coffee.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A Starbucks vanilla latte has 32 grams of sugar! Buy and brew your own vanilla-, caramel-, hazelnut- or mocha-flavored ground coffee beans. Mix together coffee, \u00bd cup of unsweetened plant-based milk and stevia to taste for your own homemade delicious version! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>11. Avoid soda.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a sugar trap! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>12. Drink fruit-flavored herbal tea.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sugar craving setting in? Brew a cup of tea and sweeten it with stevia for a guilt-free sweet taste. Use two tea bags for a stronger flavor. Drinking tea also helps to keep you hydrated and not confuse your thirst for hunger. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>13. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Try sprinkling cinnamon on coffee, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, apples and protein shakes. It has been shown to help control blood sugar levels. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>14. Fight sugar with fat.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Add more fat into your diet to overcome your sugar cravings. Healthy fats fuel the body, stabilize your blood sugar levels, cut hunger and keep you full and satisfied for hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>15.<\/strong> <strong>Work out!<\/strong> Being active for at least 30 minutes every day reduces your sugar cravings. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Americans consume roughly 76.7 grams per day? That is equivalent to 306 empty calories a day! 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