2024-04-18 06:14:39
As we age, it becomes essential to monitor our diet to maintain good health. Certain foods should be favored, while others should be limited. One food in particular, although essential to our body, must be consumed with care once we reach the age of 60. We will explain to you in detail.
It’s about sugar. If our brain and muscles need carbohydrates for fuel, it is preferable to reduce our consumption of simple or added sugars. Indeed, excess can lead to repeated spikes in blood sugar, which can cause diabetes or insulin resistance. Be careful, sugar also promotes inflammation! But then, how much sugar should you eat after 60 ? The ideal is to consume a maximum of 35g of sugar per day, which is equivalent to four cubes of white sugar. For example, two 15g slices of jam contain 9g of sugars, 2 squares of dark chocolate with hazelnuts contain 8g of sugars, or 1 chocolate yogurt contains 22g of sugars.
Sugars to avoid
For your health, it is therefore advisable to avoid white sugar, glucose and glucose-fructose syrups, invert sugar syrups in industrial products and sweeteners which preserve the sweet taste. Dr. Chevallier also warns about the consumption of alcoholic beverages “the quantity absorbed of which is often underestimated”. He explains why: “They provide sugar and disrupt sleep when consumed in excess in the evening.. According to him, it is better to ingest two units of alcohol in a day, or ten maximum per week. This corresponds to 10 cl of wine or champagne, 25 cl of beer or even 3 cl of pastis.
Of course, other types of sugars should be favored in your diet: honey or maple syrup that can be put in herbal teas, yogurts but also instead of jams. For baking, whole cane sugar is recommended as well as 70% dark chocolate. Enough to continue to have fun…
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