Consuming sugar causes sharp increases in your blood sugar. Blood sugar spikes raise your insulin and that can over time lead to diabetes. This is the logic that a lot of people follow to conclude that sugar is bad and you should avoid it. Let’s…
We’ve all heard that it’s bad for health to eat sugar in excess. But what if you make sure that your calorie intake matches your calorie expenditure? Is sugar bad even if you’re in calorie balance or even losing weight? Let’s take a look.
Do you know how many calories are in a glass of wine or beer? Most foods and beverages have a label with nutritional information, including calories. Alcoholic products are an exception, they only have to tell you the strength of alcohol, not how many calories…
It’s likely that more sugar is about to enter our lives with the holidays approaching fast. It may be good to have a refresher on the recommended limits for sugar intake and how it applies to us, active cyclists. Let’s take a closer look.
