Sugar has a powerful ability to frustrate dieters. The more
sugar you consume, the more insulin your body produces. And the
more insulin your body produces, the harder it is to burn fat.
And sugar is an insidious creature, because it doesn’t just pop
up where you might expect it, like candy and soda. It can also
appear in foods with refined carbohydrates, like bread and
pasta. So if you get sugar from practically everything you eat,
how can you possibly avoid

1. Get More Vinegar When You Can

Some studies have suggested that consuming vinegar actually
reduces the amount of glucose you absorb from refined
carbohydrates. An acid that appears in vinegar might actually
help break down the sugar before it gets to your bloodstream. It
can also be a powerful appetite suppressant. So where should get
this vinegar from? You can add vinaigrette dressing to your
salad. Or you can eat pickles or other pickled vegetables. Or
you just ask for vinegar on your sub at the sandwich shop.

2. Eat More Fiber

Fiber has also shown to cut down on the amount of glucose you
get from carbs. You probably get the most sugar reducing benefit
if you eat soluble fiber, that is, fiber that can form a gel
when combined with a liquid. Sources of soluble fiber include
carrots, apples, oranges, nuts, and peas. Soluble fiber has a
major health benefit as well. It can reduce your bad
cholesterol, therefore keeping your arteries free and clear and
keep your heart healthy.

3. Weight Train

This one is a must if you expect to lose weight for a number of
reasons, one of them being that pumping weights can help you
regulate your glucose intake. If you do your resistance training
first thing in the morning, how your blood glucose will be
affected by the sugary foods you eat will be reduced by up to
fifteen percent throughout the day. This is probably because
working out takes a lot of energy out of your muscles, and one
of those forms of energy comes in the form of stored glucose. So
the next time you eat sugar, your muscles absorb it to get their
energy back for the next workout. This is one of the many
reasons why working out helps your diet and your diet helps you
work out.

4. Skip the Fruit Juice

Fruit juice has a misleadingly healthy reputation. Sure, orange
juice is loaded with vitamin C, but it also has about as much
sugar as a can of soda. It might be a somewhat healthier source
of sugar than soda, but it still increases your insulin levels.
When putting fruit in your diet, don’t think that juice is a
suitable substitute for whole food. You will get far less of the
nutrients and fiber if you do so.

Of course, don’t think that just because you follow a few
glucose-reducing tips, you can eat as much sugar as you want
without being affected. You still have to be sensible. Some of
these are simply designed to just reduce the amount of glucose
you might absorb through your regular diet, which in the end
will help you burn fat even faster.

About The Author: Chris McCombs is an Orange County fitness
trainer. He can be reached through his website at
socalworkout.com

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