Foods To Avoid

Foods to Avoid

      Certain foods should be omitted from our diets. Conditions such as diabetes expand this list greatly, as diabetes entails a low sugar tolerance. Teenagers consume a large amount of sugary food worldwide. In 2016, according to NewsComAu, teenage boys were consuming 38 teaspoons of sugar a day. Diabetic teenagers need to control their sugar levels, so consumption of this magnitude is out of the question. The primary sources of sugar intake are sugary drinks, such as sodas and juices. Other sources include pastries and dairy desserts. A 16 oz. bottle of coca cola has 52 grams of sugar, so these types of drinks and sweets are to be avoided completely. Other, non diabetes specific foods that should be avoided/limited are foods high in saturated fat, such as solid butters and fatty meats. Avoiding or limiting these helps to control fat in the body and have a healthy diet, since a healthy diet has a low saturated fat content. All trans fat should be avoided. If a product has trans fat, it should be completely omitted from the diet, as trans fat has been shown to cause cancers.

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