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What will happen if you don't eat sugar for a month?

What will happen if you don't eat sugar for a month?
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Are you in a dilemma about trying to eliminate sugar from your diet for at least a week?

We all love sweets, but we don't realize that sugar is the biggest enemy of our health. When it's eliminated from the diet, significant changes occur.

Natural sugars found in fruit, milk and other foods are not harmful, are good for your health and can be consumed in larger quantities with the foods listed above.


Industrially processed and refined sugars pose a major risk. By eliminating them from your diet, you can drastically improve your health and can easily replace them in your diet with natural sugar substitutes like honey, stevia, or maple syrup.

Of course, this is easier said than done. But the decision is important, and simply removing sugar from your diet will prevent much of the damage it causes, and the long-term effects can be impressive.

If you decide to take on the challenge and give up sugar, you will experience many positive changes. After a month without sugar, your cravings for sweets will disappear and instead, your cravings for proteins and leafy vegetables will increase.

If you stay free of processed sugars year-round, your health will improve. Your body will adapt to running with essential nutrients, and you will most likely lose weight.

Keep in mind that as part of this lifestyle, you can afford to indulge in something sweet every now and then. The goal is to eat healthily most of the time, but if you occasionally include a sweet exception in your diet, it shouldn't be a hindrance to your goal. Ultimately, it's your average calorie intake that matters.

If you decide to take on the challenge and give up sugar, these are the positive changes that will happen to you as a result.

Your weight will stabilize.

Sugar addiction is real. The more you eat, the more you crave, especially if you eat a lot of processed sugars found in fatty, fast foods, and high-carb foods. If you reduce your sugar intake, your body will thank you because it won't have to fight off extra unwanted calories. At first, you'll feel a strong desire for sweets, but once your body is cleansed of artificial sugars, you won't be constantly hungry, you'll lose weight, and your weight will stabilize.

You will have more energy.

When we are tired, we often consume foods or energy drinks that contain large amounts of sugar, because we want something to get us going quickly. Ironically, we are actually depriving our bodies of the energy they need. That is, all the sugar we consume blocks our body's ability to maintain energy at maximum levels. Therefore, when you are tired, avoid consuming chocolate or drinks with a lot of caffeine and sugar. This way, you will avoid the large increases and decreases in blood sugar, which actually make you feel tired.

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