added sugars

You might have cravings for sweet treats while you’re pregnant, but a recent study shows that pregnant women who overindulge may be more likely to have a child with allergies or asthma. [1]

Over the next 2 years, you’re going to notice big changes in the nutrition labels that grace food packaging. One of the biggest changes – and perhaps the most important – will be the addition of added sugar.

In the long term, giving up sugar and alcohol is an excellent decision for your health. But getting there…well, the detox and withdrawal may not be very attractive.
Of course, when many people think of giving up sugar, they only think of the obvious things: cutting out syrupy sweet coffee creamers, eschewing the display of Captain Crunch at the store, and rejecting glazed donuts. But added sugar is in so many of the foods we consume that many people scarcely give them a second thought; so few people know what it’s like to truly give up all added sugar.