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This topic is about sugar better to eat
less of it. How to spot sugar in our food which can lead to obesity,
hypertension & heart disease, a registered dietitian shares her knowledge.
One of the most common breakfast choices
for Thai people is deep-fried dough (pa tong ko) and sweetened condensed milk,
to go with a cup of coffee. Sounds ordinary, almost predictable. But that
simple meal comes with more sugar than you're recommended to consume in a day. A
packet of ready-mix coffee contains 8g of sugar, while a 454ml cup of whole
milk latte gives you about 20g of sugar. A teaspoon of condensed milk contains
3-4g of sugar, and to fully enjoy the fried dough, we need about 10 teaspoons,
or up to 40g, of sugar in our bloodstream. That's about 50-60g of sugar in a
meal. The recommended daily intake, however, is not more than 25g of sugar for
women and no more than 37.5g for men. Another big issue in Thailand is the
misconception surrounding the use of sweeteners. There are more than 10 kinds
of sweeteners available at supermarkets today, from white sugar, brown sugar,
caramel sugar, low-calorie sugar, palm sugar, syrup and honey to artificial
sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose. Some people are under the
misunderstanding that certain sweeteners are better and therefore can be
consumed in larger amounts.
I think, Nowadays, we're not running
from anything, but we're constantly stimulating that system with stress. The
minute we wake up in the morning, we're emailing, calling, texting, or driving
in traffic, and those activities stimulate the adrenal system. The blood sugar
runs wild with the adrenal response, so the body naturally asks for something
to bring the blood sugar up. Most of the food available at that time of day
would be white bread, pastries, and sugar. Those foods are the ones that bring
the blood sugar up quickly, but then it comes straight down again without
leaving you feeling full, so your body craves something more. It's a vicious
cycle.
Vocabulary
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Pronounce
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Meaning
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register
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regis • ter
/ redʒɪstər /
verb
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to record
your/sb's/sth's name on an official list
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packet
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packet
/ pækɪt /
noun
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a small paper
or cardboard container in which goods are packed for selling
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teaspoon
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tea • spoon
/ tispun /
noun
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a small spoon
for putting sugar into tea and other drinks
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consume
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con • sume
/ kənsum /
verb
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sth to use sth, especially fuel, energy or
time
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