{"id":30689,"date":"2026-02-23T01:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30689"},"modified":"2026-02-23T01:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:29:41","slug":"want-to-beat-your-sugar-cravings-how-to-cut-down-and-even-quit-unhealthy-sugary-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30689","title":{"rendered":"Want to beat your sugar cravings? How to cut down and even quit unhealthy sugary foods"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Any sugar \u2013 especially too much sugar \u2013 is bad for your health, so reducing the amount you eat is always a good idea.<\/p>\n

Whether you choose to fast ahead of the new season, for Lent \u2013 40 days of fasting and prayer \u2013 or because sugar is unhealthy, it is a chance for \u2060a fresh start.<\/p>\n

But how do you turn down a fresh muffin or a cheeky chocolate bar after exercising? A nutritionist shares ways \u2060to banish the cravings and stick to your resolution.<\/p>\n

Temporarily giving up treats like chocolate and cake is a reset for our sense of taste, as \u200chow sweet we perceive food and drink to be is strongly influenced by our existing eating habits.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I constantly have sweets and sugary drinks in my diet, my sweet threshold is very high,\u201d says Daniela Krehl, a nutrition expert at the Bavarian Consumer Advice Centre in Germany.<\/p>\n

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Temporarily giving up treats like chocolate can help reset our sense of taste. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
If you cut down or give up sugar completely for a while, you will notice a change over time. You will not need as much sweetness as before and it is quite possible that, after a fast, eating just two or three squares of chocolate<\/span> instead of half \u2060a bar will be enough to satisfy you, or you may find that spoonful of sugar in your tea or coffee \u200ctoo sweet.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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