Sugar Intake Archives

Sugar for Cyclists – Is It Harmful When You Stay in Energy Balance?

December 10, 2024 at 5:36 pm2 min reading

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.

Sugar for Cyclists – How Much Is Too Much?

December 3, 2024 at 8:42 am2 min reading

Health & Training

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.

Warning Labels on Restaurant Menus Made People Order Fewer High-Sugar Foods

June 15, 2023 at 6:06 am3 min reading

Health & Training

An online experiment directed by researchers at the University of California, Davis, demonstrated that warning labels with information about added sugar can reduce people’s tendency to order high-sugar foods. Menu labels are effective in raising awareness about added sugar in products ranging from small-sized sodas…

How to Cut Sugar Without Losing Performance – Fuelling Intensity

September 20, 2022 at 10:35 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Excess added sugar is bad for your teeth, weight, and overall health but what if you want to ride hard? Let’s take a look at the effects of sugar on your cycling performance.

How to Cut Sugar Without Losing Performance – Dangers of Sugar

September 13, 2022 at 9:49 am5 min reading

Health & Training

Sugar is necessary for cycling performance but it can also negatively impact your health. Is there a way to cut sugar while maintaining high performance? In this series, we will explore how sugar consumption influences you on and off the bike. Let’s start with the…