About Low Carb Diets: Sweet Stuff

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Low Carb Diets Low Carb Diets Getting Started Health and Nutrition Recipes From Laura Dolson, your Guide to Low Carb Diets There was interesting research in the news last week, showing preliminary evidence that artificial sweeteners - at least some of them, and at least in high amounts, could have an effect on our gut flora that may even contribute to glucose intolerance in some people.  As I said, this is very far from proved, but it does make me want to urge people to try to get away from eating too much in the way of sweet foods.  There is also evidence that sweet foods may "hook" our brains, making us want more. That said, I don't think this means that we should never eat anything sweet.  I do think it does mean that weaning ourselves away from lots of sweet foods as a regular feature of our diets is a wise move, for many reasons.  I've found that most manufactured sweet foods taste way too sweet to me now, and it doesn't take all that long to retrain our taste buds. Moral: Use sweeteners sparingly and wisely.  Laura How to Cut Down on Sugar Most people eat quite a lot of sugar.  If you're still one of them, here are some tips for cutting back.  See also: Stop Drinking Sugary Drinks Sugar's Many Disguises Search Related Topics:  sugar  carbohydrates  Is Coconut Sugar Low-Carb?  "It's low-glycemic!"  "It's great for people on low-carb diets!"  "It's a wonder-sweetener!" Coconut sugar is quickly supplanting agave syrup as the latest "natural" sugar.  I tried to get beyond the hype and get to the truth about coconut sugar. Search Related Topics:  low carb products  glycemic index  What is Erythritol?  Erythritol is the sugar alcohol with the least impact on blood sugar. Because it is expensive, I tend to limit myself to using it when I'm making candy or other items with chocolate, as I find it really improves the result.  See Also: All About Sugar Alcohols (has a useful chart) Maltitol: Just Say No Liquid Sucralose, a truly zero carb sweetener Search Related Topics:  sugar substitutes  sugar alcohols  low carb ingredients Low-Carb Honey Cake for Rosh Hashanah Sweet foods do have their place occasionally, and this is one of them: It's the Jewish New Year the week, and one of the traditions is to serve honey to wish people a sweet year.  I'm always asked to bring this honey cake to my friend's celebration each year.  At other times, I leave the honey out and just serve it as a nice spice cake (my husband likes it as his birthday cake). Search Related Topics:  low carb desserts  low carb cakes  jewish holiday recipes Related Searches Low Carb Diets Sugar Free Desserts Sugar Diabetes Sweetener Sugar High Blood Sugar Featured Articles Starter Guide to Cutting Carbs Menu Help Low-Carb Living Restaurant Eating Low-Carb Fast Food Laura's Low-Carb Recipes   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Laura Dolson Low Carb Diets Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Low Carb Diets newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   In Our Low-Carb Forum Increase Carbs for Exercise? Lauric Acid Weight Loss not as Expected   Follow me on: Advertisement