AIIMS, Harvard and Stanford-trained gastroenterologist reveals what happens when you skip sugar for 14 days
Hindustan Times••health
Key Points:
- Skipping added sugar for 14 days can significantly improve gut health and overall wellbeing by reducing cravings, stabilizing energy, and improving insulin response, according to Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist.
- Initial symptoms such as cravings, headaches, fatigue, irritability, and brain fog are part of the brain recalibrating reward signals, not sugar withdrawal, leading to reduced cravings and fewer energy crashes.
- Added sugar is often hidden in many foods and drinks, including juices, flavored yogurts, cereals, sauces, and sweetened alcohol, with misleading labels that do not always indicate sugar content.
- Benefits observed by the second week of sugar avoidance include a flatter stomach, better sleep, clearer
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