“Why aren’t you gaining weight?”… Mystery of the sweet tooth [식탐]
- “People who like sweets, have a strong sense of fullness”
The more you like sweets, the higher the negative effects on your body.
Accelerates skin aging and promotes inflammation in the body
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[헤럴드경제=육성연 기자] “I like sweet food, but why am I not gaining weight?” This question is often asked by skinny people with chocolate in their mouths. Even though I like sweet food, there is no significant change in my weight. Why?
This part, which seemed like a mystery of skinny people, can be found through interesting research. It means that those who like sweet food feel full more sensitively than others.
According to a study by the Department of Psychology at the University of Sussex in the UK published last year in the international journal ‘Appetite’, as a result of an experiment targeting 64 women, those who like sweets have an internal sense of detecting changes in stomach filling than those who do not like sweets. this is so much better In other words, it means that you are more sensitive to grasp when your stomach is full, which means that you are good at controlling the amount of food.
Professor Martin Yeomans, who led the study, said, “This study can help with a new nutritional strategy in the diet,” but added, “Further research is needed to find out what mechanism creates likes and dislikes of sweets.” .
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However, there is no need to change the perception of sweet food to a positive one. This is because studies have shown that people who like sweetness increase the risk of various diseases by accelerating skin aging and inflammation in the body.
Excessive consumption of refined sugar, which produces sweetness, has adverse effects on the skin, where the aging process is most easily discerned. According to medical experts, sugar sticks to the collagen in our body and breaks down the bond between collagen and protein, reducing skin elasticity and promoting the formation of fine wrinkles.
It’s not just a matter of getting older. Sugar intake has been reported to be involved in the production of inflammation in the blood vessels or intestines. In fact, according to a US study published in the international journal ‘Cell Metabolism’ in 2018, frequent consumption of foods high in sugar content can increase the risk of nervous system diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. .
If you think of a sweet taste following eating rice, it is good to enjoy natural sweetness through sweet vegetables and fruits. Recently, with the development of food technology, there are various freeze-dried vegetable chips that enjoy vegetables as convenient snacks. Drinking water or a cup of hot tea can also help reduce cravings for sweets.
