Kinetik Your fitness HRM2 - Manual (Page 26)

Diet and Lifestyle Information
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Sugars
This food group includes: Soft drinks, sweets, jam, cakes, puddings, biscuits, pastries and ice cream.
Sugary foods often contribute few vitamins and minerals to the diet and are high in calories.
Artificial sweeteners make it easier to cut down on these foods without missing out. Eating sugar
too often can lead to tooth decay and weight gain.
Here are some tips to help reduce sugar intake:
Avoid foods with high sugar content. Remember sugar has many different forms and may be
referred to as sugar, glucose, sucrose, dextrose, brown sugar, fruit fructose, cane sugar, honey,
molasses, treacle, syrup and many more
Use artificial sweeteners in tea and coffee if you need them
Use less sugar when cooking
Buy ready made low sugar desserts
Substitute sugar coated cereals with high fibre and wholegrain ones
Buy tinned fruit in natural juice rather than syrup
Cut down on the amount of biscuits, cakes, honey, jam and marmalade
Cut down on all kinds of sweets and chocolates
Choose low calorie soft drinks or unsweetened fruit juice diluted with water