“It is necessary (and sufficient) to change this habit for everything to go better” according to this endocrinologist.
A little sugar in the coffee, a square of chocolate in the morning, a few cookies for a snack, a soda as an aperitif and a handful of sweets in front of the TV… The bill at the end of the day quickly ends up being salty sweet! However, sugar quickly becomes an addiction and eating it every day directly increases the risks of being overweight, obese and cardiovascular diseases…
A sugar craving, which we consider a “food craving,” is, in principle, a very difficult impulse to control.But she is not there by chance, it is probably you who called her in some way, explains Dr. Pierre Nys, endocrinologist-nutritionist, in his book “Glucose Control diet” (Leduc). Perhaps because your previous meal was exceptionally high in sugar or high glycemic index foods (bread, pasta, cakes, etc.). Or perhaps because of a breakfast that was too sweet.”
White bread, sandwich bread, sweetened coffee, spread, honey, jam, orange juice, cereals…With this kind of combination, every morning you attack your blood sugar (blood sugar level). It reacts by going up very high and then going down very low and propelling you every day on the same glycemic roller coaster all day long.” he continues. And since “sugar calls for sugar,” the more you ingest, the more your brain wants…
“This must (and only must) be changed for everything to go better.“, recommends the nutrition expert. The ideal is therefore to delay your sugar intake as much as possible during the day, ideally no sugar before lunch (by this we mean refined and added sugars, not the carbohydrates in wholemeal bread or oatmeal for example). And for breakfast, we focus on savoury foods. This is the only solution to control your sugar cravings for the rest of the day. Over to you: avocado, bacon, eggs, mature cheese (Edam, Tomme, Cantal), ham, smoked salmon… “like in the buffets of fancy hotels“. Or fresh cheese with seeds and nuts, muesli without added sugar or even brown bread with butter and a dusting of cocoa (unsweetened) and cinnamon if you want to stay on the “sweet” side.
Another aspect that should not be overlooked either: these sugar cravings can also occur “due to overwhelming emotions that overwhelm you and dig a huge hole in your stomachc”. They can be “easily” calmed down using stress management techniques (breathing, cardiac coherence) or with the help of a professional to get to the root of the problem.