Bingeing on Sugary Foods
Falling off your weight loss diet and bingeing
on sugary or highly refined foods may trigger low blood sugar. It is quite
common for dieters to get a physical/psychological urge for something
sweet to eat, especially during strict diets as just outlined. This may
be more apparent in women before a period, or even when people are under
stress and extra stress hormones can affect insulin production and blood
sugar levels.
For example, you are trying extra-hard to follow your diet and have accidentally
eaten too little. As a result, your blood-sugar level is dropping. Suddenly,
you feel an uncontrollable urge for something sweet. You give in, eating
a chocolate bar or two, a bag of sweets or several cookies. You carry
on eating, in fact, until you feel satisfied. As a result your blood sugar
levels rise quickly as the sugar in most of these refined products is
quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. Your pancreas then goes into 'panic
mode' and releases a huge amount of insulin to cope with sudden influx
of sugar. Within an hour or more, the insulin has done its job only too
well. It has neutralised all the sugar your blood-sugar is low again.
This may cause you to eat yet more sweet food - and the cycle begins again.
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Diet & Blood Sugar
Weight Loss Diet Advice
Weight loss diets should contain balanced
eating plans which include all food groups. Because a balanced diet gives
you more nutrition. Remember: a well-nourished body loses weight faster.
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