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Almost every person salivates over desserts and sweets. One does not need a special occasion to get one's sweet tooth going. While the lip-smacking sugary delight might impress the taste buds, it is sure to affect the health in a big way.
If you thought that sugar was only bad for your waistline and general health, then you need to know that it is equally harmful to your skin. In fact, it can lead to serious dermatological conditions.
Harmful effects of sugar on the skin
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If you thought that sugar was only bad for your waistline and general health, then you need to know that it is equally harmful to your skin. In fact, it can lead to serious dermatological conditions.
Harmful effects of sugar on the skin
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Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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Proper diet and lifestyle decisions help in balancing your blood sugar and the result of treatment show quickly. It also prevents or decreases the risk of complications.
Diet & Lifestyle -
Include whole grains in the diet, such as wheat bread/pasta and brown rice.
Cheese and yogurt prepared with skimmed (nonfat) milk may be taken.
Use garlic, onion, bitter gourd, spinach, raw banana, and black plum.
Make a flour mixture of 1 part barley, 1 part black chickpeas, and...more
Diet & Lifestyle -
Include whole grains in the diet, such as wheat bread/pasta and brown rice.
Cheese and yogurt prepared with skimmed (nonfat) milk may be taken.
Use garlic, onion, bitter gourd, spinach, raw banana, and black plum.
Make a flour mixture of 1 part barley, 1 part black chickpeas, and...more
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Diabetes diet for Indians should have the ratio of 60:20:20 for carbs, fats and proteins. "Per day calorie intake should be between 1,500-1,800 calories with a proportion of 60:20:20 between carbohydrates, fats and proteins, respectively." He adds that a diabetes diet should "have at least two seasonal fruits and three vegetables in a diet plan."
Though dry fruits may seem like a healthy snack, it is not a good option for diabetics, as the fructose can spike your sugar level. Go for fre...more
Though dry fruits may seem like a healthy snack, it is not a good option for diabetics, as the fructose can spike your sugar level. Go for fre...more
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1.Do regular aerobic exercise for 1 hour daily (brisk walking, jogging,running, swimming,cycling etc)
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
a) Avoid sweets, sugar/honey, milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, carrot, tomato, j legume.
D)...more
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
a) Avoid sweets, sugar/honey, milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, carrot, tomato, j legume.
D)...more
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1.Do regular aerobic exercise for 1 hour daily (brisk walking, jogging,running, swimming,cycling etc)
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
a) Avoid sweets, sugar/honey, milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, carrot, tomato, j legume.
D)...more
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
a) Avoid sweets, sugar/honey, milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, carrot, tomato, j legume.
D)...more
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Last Updated: 8 years ago• Featured Tip
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You can be very much addicted to having sugar that many-a-times you might find it difficult to cut down on the amount of your intake. You might find it impossible to stop eating sugar. You might crave to have anything which has a lot of sugar in it.
Why is it bad?
Sugar is a fattening compound as it contains fructose. Sugar causes you to overeat, which in turn causes weight gain. It can bring anatomical changes in the brain, which gets you into an addiction. Sugar addiction is ...more
Why is it bad?
Sugar is a fattening compound as it contains fructose. Sugar causes you to overeat, which in turn causes weight gain. It can bring anatomical changes in the brain, which gets you into an addiction. Sugar addiction is ...more
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Almost every person salivates (excessively produce saliva) over desserts and sweets. One does not need a special occasion to get their sweet tooth going. While the lip-smacking sugary delight might impress the taste buds, it is sure to affect the health in a big way. If you thought that sugar was only bad for your waistline and general health, then you need to know that it is equally harmful to your skin. In fact, it can lead to serious dermatological conditions.
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Sir, I am a diabetic patients and my sugar level very high. How I control my sugar level? Advice me.
1. Do regular exercise for 30 minutes daily like brisk walking
2. Reduce weight if overweight
3. Control diet
a) avoid sweets, sugar/honey, full cream milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, tomato, legume.
D) avoid sweetened fruit like banana,...more
2. Reduce weight if overweight
3. Control diet
a) avoid sweets, sugar/honey, full cream milk, milk product excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet like white bread, cereal, rice, pasta
b) avoid all refined food like maida, pasta, starchy food like rice, potato, bakery item, processed food,
c) include more fiber like pulse, green leafy vegetable, cucumber, tomato, legume.
D) avoid sweetened fruit like banana,...more
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Hi
First of all congratulations for your little one. Check your blood sugars atleast once a day. Your fasting blood sugar should be between 70-90 mg/dl and after meals it should be 110-140 mg/dl.
Have small meals every 2-3 hrs. Eat high protein diet like lots of sprouts, paneer, channa. Avoid carbohydrates like rice based food, pastas, biscuits. Drink lots of water and eat in lots of salads. Don't take fruit juices, eat the fruit. Drink atleast 2 glasses of milk a day. Since your blood s...more
First of all congratulations for your little one. Check your blood sugars atleast once a day. Your fasting blood sugar should be between 70-90 mg/dl and after meals it should be 110-140 mg/dl.
Have small meals every 2-3 hrs. Eat high protein diet like lots of sprouts, paneer, channa. Avoid carbohydrates like rice based food, pastas, biscuits. Drink lots of water and eat in lots of salads. Don't take fruit juices, eat the fruit. Drink atleast 2 glasses of milk a day. Since your blood s...more
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