Most of those fasting during Ramadan may notice that their appetite for sweets increases greatly during this month, especially with the multiplicity of sweets and their abundance on Ramadan tables.
Fasting people feel the urgent need to eat sugars as a natural reaction following a decrease in blood sugar levels, and its decrease prompts the body to greedily seek sugar, and for this reason, as soon as breakfast begins, you will find fasting people rushing to delicious sweet dishes.
Nutrition experts say that controlling the body’s demand for sugar during the month of Ramadan starts from breakfast until the pre-dawn meal.
Experts recommend providing the body with sugar from natural sources, such as fresh and dried fruits, because, according to experts, it reduces the body’s appetite for sugar.
And if this does not convince you or you are not able to resist, experts say that you can stay away from fried and fatty desserts and resort to those that are less fat, such as baked oatmeal, orchid, rice with milk and dark chocolate.
Nutritionist Razan Shweihat says:
– This open appetite for sugar finds its explanation in a physical part, and in another psychological part, because the body is already in need of energy following long hours of fasting, and insulin and the hunger hormone “ghrelin” are affected.
The turnout for sweets is in search of a sense of happiness and to satisfy our appetite.
– Care should be taken to break the fast with food that has essential nutrients such as protein and fat, because they increase the feeling of satiety, and prevent the consumption of a large amount of sugar.
Sweets can be eaten, but in moderation, such as from time to time, not daily, and the quantity is also important.