This is a way of using sugar that damages the heart and liver that families are very prone to, need to change immediately lest “suffering enough sugar”

In order to create a rich, round Vietnamese rice tray, it is impossible to forget to mention the role of spices. In particular, sugar is an indispensable spice in the family’s kitchen.

In addition to stimulating the taste buds, sugar is also an energy source for many organs in the body to work, helping to improve mood. Despite its many benefits, excessive sugar consumption can damage many organs. Therefore, to protect your health, you need to avoid the 4 mistakes below.

1. Using too much sugar when processing food

Sugar is a cheap, readily available and convenient condiment, so many families abuse sugar in cooking. When stocking fish, braizing meat, frying eggs, cooking sour soup, making barbecue, making dipping sauces… Vietnamese people don’t forget to use sugar, as a result we have consumed too much sugar/day without knowing it.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that each adult consume only 25g of sugar per day. On the contrary, if you consume too much sugar, each person will face the risk of obesity, memory loss, heart disease, and cancer.

In particular, according to the newspaper Business Insider: When you consume sugar in large quantities, your liver can be damaged just as much as when you drink a lot of alcohol. The habit of eating too much sugar will put a lot of pressure on the liver, leading to fatty liver.

2. Consuming foods high in sugar without knowing

Many people do not know that they are consuming more than the allowed amount of sugar because there are many foods we eat every day that contain quite a lot of sugar.

Do you think that donuts, candy, ice cream… are the only foods that contain sugar? But the truth is that there are many other things that contain more sugar than you can imagine. That is:

– Low-fat yogurt: According to Healthline, one cup of low-fat yogurt weighing 245 grams can contain up to 47 grams of sugar (about 12 teaspoons). Ideally, you should choose plain yogurt or Greek yogurt.

– BBQ sauce: Just 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce contains 14 grams of sugar. In fact, up to 40% of the weight of BBQ sauce can be pure sugar.

– Ketchup: Ketchup is one of the most popular condiments worldwide, but like BBQ sauce, it’s often high in sugar.

– Juice: Fruit juices mainly contain vitamins with a large amount of sugar, even containing very little fiber. It’s best to eat fruits instead of squeezing them into juice.

3. Winning the road too well to store meat

Many Vietnamese believe that sugar is a benign spice that can be freely used in many ways, forgetting that there are some mistakes that will affect health. In which, winning sugar to create color (also known as “drink”), flavoring dishes is the most dangerous habit. According to experts, at high temperatures, sugar will be changed both in taste and smell, and they also break down beneficial molecules, creating oxidizing substances that are harmful to the body.

If you beat the burning sugar, the sugar will be changed both in taste and in smell

If necessary, housewives should not use high heat when boiling sugar lest it cause a fire. You should only heat the sugar until they turn dark yellow, then stop.

4. Excessive consumption of sugary drinks

According to the sheet WEBMDSugary drinks are one of the most dangerous drinks for health. If you drink a can of soda a day without cutting calories elsewhere. 3 years later, you will gain at least 6.8kg. Excessive weight gain can lead to problems like diabetes and some cancers.

In addition, consumption of sugary drinks also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, blood pressure, diabetes, liver disease… and increases the likelihood of premature death. Therefore, giving up the habit of consuming sugary drinks is one of the top tips to maintain health.

According to Tieu Vy