A sweet treat from time to time, what fun! But sugar can have adverse effects on health when consumed in large quantities. To answer our questions on the subject, the nutritionist Linda Montpetit we came to help.
 
Should do we eliminate sugar from our diet?
Absolutely not! "Sugar is essential for the proper functioning of our bodies, but our brain. The goal is not to cut completely, but rather to choose the sources from which it originates, "explains Linda Montpetit. The negative consequences of consumption of carbohydrates not from the sugar content in foods healthy, but the added sugar from food to empty calories (no nutritional value). It is important to emphasize the good sugars at the expense of the poor.
 
Good sugars
To find the difference between a good sugar bad, just ask yourselves if the food is good for health. Fruit, yogurt, legumes and fiber are such good sources of sugar because they are digested more slowly and they fill our stomach longer. We call this the kind of sugars and carbohydrates are the type of carbohydrates to favor.
 
The bad sugars
The bad sugars from food to empty calories like candy and cookies commerce. "They are bad in the sense that they provide no nutritional value  阅读全文>>