When you need a quick pick- me-up,what do you reach for?. Maybe a candy bar, a handful of crackers, or a box of raisins. It makes sense. These "fast- acting" foods take no time at all to dissolve in your stomach. Quick as light,they race into your bloodstream, flooding your body with blood sugar( glucose), and you're eating to go! The trouble is, the surge doesn't last long. In fact, it's over as quickly as it started, leaving you feeling worse off than before---- and hungry again we'll before your next mealtime.
Without knowing it you may even be starting your day with foods that fizzle out in a hurry. leaving you in a slump. Once your energy hit bottom, you may have found yourself hungry again ---no starving! So naturally you ate a big lunch and probably a Fast-Acting one to boot: maybe a sandwich on a white roll the size of a softball, with a few handfuls of pretzels, a large soda or fruity drink to wash them down, and a cookie for dessert. And the cycle started over again.
Unfortunately, our diets are chock- full of foods that send us for a wild ride on the blood sugar rollercoaster. It's no wonder most of us have less energy than we'd like and feel listless too often.
It's also no wonder most of us weigh more than we want to. Yes, eating too much and exercising too little get the lion's share of the blame, but the blood sugar rollercoaster contributes by setting in motion a chain of events that eventually sends you shopping for "fat jeans" .
Sound bad? Low energy and weight gain are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of what happens when your blood sugar swings high and low.
High blood sugar after meals can ,over time, DAMAGE the body,even if it NEVER causes diabetes.