Fat, protein and soluble fiber in the diet tend to moderate swings in blood glucose. This week, there have also been some more general questions dealing with sugar and its effects on your body. There is mixed thinking on this. The middle of the road approach is that there is nothing wrong with eating sugar, unless it is in place of other more nutritious foods. If it is in place of other foods, a person could become deficient in vitamins and other nutrients.
Dental caries are the main problem associated with a high sugar intake.
If that's inconvenient, limit your intake of sweets or eat them with meals, instead of in between meals or by themselves. This way, other foods help to dilute and neutralize the acid that is produced by bacteria on your teeth. Again, according to the moderates, there is no credible research that supports claims that sugar causes heart disease, diabetes, or other problems. There are others who believe that sugar is the devil incarnate. At the supermarket Read ingredient labels.