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People (including one of my academic advisors) begin playing spin the cell phone. Two of the girls at the table start making out while the husband of one watches. Someone pours a packet of sugar in my hair. And a second. My cell phone rings. “William, your mother is on the phone.” What timing. I’m tanked and Ma finally remembers to call. She and my father are singing Happy Birthday. They stop and ask me if I’m at a bar. I tell them no and they...
LIVING: Avoiding sugar overload; why stinky onions are better...
Candy and other sweets marketed to kids are double health risks. Not only are they packed with calories that tend to get stored as extra pounds, but their high sugar content can also cause blood-glucose levels to spike-- a particular concern for diabetics, whose insulin can't even out those peaks efficiently...
...trick is to consciously manage the intake of sweets. According to experts at the Joslin Diabetes Center, even children with diabetes can eat candy, so long as they make allowances for the extra sugar. For example, if a child packs away a small candy bar, which typically contains about 15 grams of sugar, then she should eat 15 fewer grams of carbohydrate at the next meal--say, half a cup less potatoes. (A simple calorie database, available at calorieking.com can help you find substitute foods...
...Timing sugar intake is also important. Blood-sugar levels tend to flag in the late afternoon, so an after-school treat won't cause glucose levels to spike as sharply as one eaten before bedtime, and the calories it contains are more likely to be burned off right away...