The Experiment
Over last weekend the experiment was eating three packages of Entenmann’s pastries, they have a lot of sugar, bad fats, no fiber and empty calories, I did it in twenty for hour period.
I know they taste so wonderful, but by design to consume more.
I ate I package of chocolate donuts consist of eight.
Per 1 Donut Serving: 290 calories; 13 g sat fat (65% DV); 180 mg sodium (8% DV); 17 g total sugars.
I ate 1 package of entenmann’s cinnamon buns consisting of eight.
Per 1 Bun Serving: 330 calories; 6 g sat fat (30% DV); 230 mg sodium (10% DV); 21 g total sugars.
The last thing I ate was assorted donuts consisting of 12.
Per 1 Donut Serving: 290 calories; 13 g sat fat (65% DV); 180 mg sodium (8% DV); 17 g total sugars.
My results with all that white processed flour, salt, sugar and bad fats was I was lethargic, slept the rest of weekend, I was not satisfied and I was so thirsty I drank a gallon of water and don’t feel like I usually do, great. I felt sick instead and heart burn bad stomach.
The danger of sugar
Too much added sugar can be one of the greatest threats to your health. All sugars are part of the carbohydrate family and provide 4 Calories of energy per gram. On its own, sugar has no other nutrients. When you eat excess sugar, your liver has to produce insulin, so sugar is being taken into body cells, to be used for energy. In people with insulin resistance, however, excess sugar is not sufficiently absorbed by cells even in the presence of insulin, thereby causing an increase in the level of blood sugar. This can lead to heart disease.
Easy ways to lower blood sugar:
- Eat less than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day (24 grams)
- Avoid drinks that contain more than 5% of sugar (find the information on the nutritional label)
- Eat low sugar fruits such as guava, green apple, papaya
- It is okay to eat dessert. Try choosing one with low sugar or having fruits as dessert.
The terrifying side effects of eating excessive fatty food
Fat is an important part of your diet. It is essential to eat some fat, however it is also harmful to eat too much. Fat has 9 calories per gram, more than 2 times the number of calories in carbohydrates and protein. Trans fatty acids are unhealthy fats that are found in shortenings, doughnuts, cookies, coffee creamer, etc.
Easy ways to lower fat intake:
- Avoid fried food as it contains saturated fat
- Avoid food that contains trans-fat such as shortenings, seed oils or vegetable oils, margarine
- Avoid reusing cooking oil or eating food that is cooked in it, such as fried dough, fried banana, etc.
