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The so-called "hidden" sugar is the most dangerous, it is most often responsible for the increased level of glucose in the blood and resistance of cells to insulin. Unfortunately, it often hides even in those products that we are used to consider safe.
Doctors and nutritionists do not recommend giving up sweets completely: glucose is the most available "fuel" for our cells, and it is also an affordable way to raise your mood and relieve anxiety. To stay healthy and not disturb the healthy balance of insulin, it is worth controlling the amount of sugar — and pay special attention to those products in which sugar and its derivatives may be hidden. We've rounded up five foods that pretend to be healthy, but may actually be packed with more sugar than a chocolate bar.
Protein bars
Do you think this is an easy way to quickly fill a protein deficiency, satisfy hunger and recharge with energy? Carefully read the composition: many of them have more sugar than actual protein. Individual specimens can contain up to 30 grams of sugar - practically the daily norm!
Yogurt with filler
Yogurt is a great breakfast product and an almost perfect snack...but only if it contains nothing but actual yogurt. Ready-made cups with fruit or berry filling can contain up to six teaspoons of sugar, which is too much for both adults and children.
Dried cranberry
A very useful berry that can be eaten fresh - or added dried to morning porridge, pastries or yogurt. But before you buy, check whether sugar syrup was used in the production: the fact is that cranberries are a tart berry, and many manufacturers try to compensate for the sour taste with the help of syrup. And we get up to 30 grams of sugar from each portion of berries. Unforgivably a lot.
Grape juice
Strictly speaking, fruit juices should be drunk in exceptional cases: they do not contain fiber, which controls the process of glucose absorption, due to which we receive a real insulin injection after each glass of juice. But grape juice is probably the most dangerous: a regular glass contains 36 grams of sugar - too much.
Low-fat dairy products
If you are a woman and especially if you are over 40, you should completely avoid skimmed milk products: the older we get, the more we need calcium, and it (and vitamin D), which is also abundant in dairy products, is not absorbed without enough fat. Need more arguments? Almost all products, "free" from fat, are saturated with sugar - to enhance the taste.
