A new survey conducted by OnePoll suggests that the average American gives their sweet tooth a hall pass after a day of really good behavior, erroneously believing that being healthy during the day gives them permission to overindulge in unhealthy food at night as a reward.u00a0
Sugar has earned a bad reputation, while sometimes this is for good reason other times it is not. Sugar can be found in almost everything we eat ranging from fruit to desserts, bread and soda, to candy and processed foods. Sugar has been linked to all sorts of ailments and health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.u00a0
A surprising discovery has been made by researchers at the University of Copenhagen that a particular craving for sweet things may be determined by genetic variations, it has been found that individuals with this genetic disposition for sweet tooth have less body fat, as published in Cell Reports.
Since the late 1800s non-nutritive sweeteners have promised to deliver all the sweetness of sugar with none of the calories. They have long been believed to have no effect on the human body, but researchers publishing in the journal Cell on August 19 challenge this notion by finding that these sugar substitutes are not inert, and, in fact, some can alter human consumers' microbiomes in a way that can change their blood sugar levels.
Most of us love sweet foods and drinks. But after that short burst of sweetness, you may worry about how sweets affect your waistline and your overall health. Is sugar truly bad for us? How about artificial or low-calorie sweeteners? What have scientists learned about the sweet things that most of us eat and drink every day?
Many people struggle with cravings from their sweet tooth, but most candy is made from sugar, food dyes, chemical additives and artificial flavors that make them very unhealthy on top of providing very little nutritional value for their high calorie content.
Eating sweets before you go to bed can negatively impact quality of sleep, which in turn can affect energy levels and make you feel exhausted the next day. If you wish to indulge that sweet tooth at night the better alternative, which may help you to relax and sleep at night, may be honey.
Americans have developed a serious sweet tooth, and it has most feeling pretty guilty about it, according to a random double opt-in survey of 2,000 general population Americans conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Veggies Made Great, revealing that 74% of Americans have a sweet tooth and they are worried about how it is affecting their health.
