Can sugar-free foods really lose weight?

In recent years, a series of "sugar-free foods" have appeared on the market, such as biscuits, pastries, dairy products, cereals, and even confectionery. These foods are regarded as "diet meals." Is "sugar-free food" really low in calories? Can Sugar-Free Food Really Lose Weight?

In fact, the so-called "sugar-free food" should be called "no added sugar products". During the production and processing process, there is no artificial addition of sugar Sweeteners, including white sugar, brown sugar, Honey, maltose, etc. As for whether the product itself contains sugar or contains ingredients that can be broken down into sugar in the human body, it has nothing to do with the statement of "sugar-free food".

In fact, the reason why sugar-free foods do not contain sugar is generally added sugar. Generally speaking, the types of sugar substitutes can be roughly divided into two categories: the first category is nutritive sugar substitutes, and the second category is non-nutritive sugar substitutes.

Non-nutritive sugar substitutes can be divided into natural sugar substitutes and artificial sugar substitutes, of which artificial sugar substitutes are commonly referred to as "artificial sweeteners", and some people call them "chemical sugar substitutes", such as aspartame Sai Mi, this sugar substitute is completely produced by using various chemical raw materials and using chemical methods. Although it is not nutritious, its sweetness is often several hundred times that of natural sucrose.

Under normal circumstances, the use of sugar substitutes is very safe, and eating low-calorie sugar-free foods and beverages, the meal will be more quality, because reduced calorie intake, you can get more vitamins and minerals, it really helps control Body weight and glycemic index. But this does not mean that sugar substitutes can be ingested in an unlimited amount. Many sugar substitutes have their own drawbacks. Even for people with diabetes, it is possible to occasionally use sugar substitutes to "remove greed", but they must never be used like normal people.

Our body is not so easy to deceive. Many people choose to use sugar substitutes to control their weight. At best, they can only control the psychological effect of "appetite". Many people because their food has no sugar mark and think they will not gain weight no matter how much they eat, so they indulge their appetite and eat special food. In fact, many pastries on the market only add the taste of sweets, but they are still made of flour or Starch. Starch can be broken down into sugar, which is why many sugar-free foods have almost the same calories as sugar-containing foods. In addition, eating more sugar-free foods will stimulate people's appetite and increase people's desire for sweet food.

So even "sugar-free foods" cannot be eaten indefinitely. For people who lose weight and people with diabetes, whether it is "sugar-free food" or other health foods, the calories should be calculated in the total calories that should be taken every day. It is best to monitor blood glucose after a meal to see if there is an increase in blood glucose. If the blood sugar is significantly higher than usual, it should be eaten in time.