satisfied and healthier than their processed counterparts. Eating a variety of real foods can help you combat chronic diseases like diabetes, which in part is linked to refined sugar found in most processed food.
In addition, diets high in real food are typically higher in fiber which is key for protecting your heart. Finally, real foods like beans, oils, fish, and avocado are packed with healthy fats which can be great for brain function, weight control, and skin health. So, in 2020, make a pact to get more real food into your diet.
3. Reduce Your Sugar Intake
Sugar is not your friend. Or at least artificial sugar is not. You’ve heard it before, but cutting back on the sugar in your diet can help you make huge gains in your overall health. Sugar is stored in the body as fat when it goes unused, which is why it contributes to obesity in millions of people. Type II Diabetes is also linked to over-consumption of sugar.
If you haven’t started looking closely at how much sugar you consume in a day, make tracking your meals and sugar intake a priority. Then, slowly start to scale back to around 30-40 grams a day.
These are the biggest sugar offenders that you can easily cut or