Quitting sugar for 2 weeks will bring amazing changes in the body (Picture Credit- AI Generated)
Lifestyle Desk, New Delhi. Many people like sweet food very much. Some people are so fond of sweets that they never refuse to eat sweets, be it morning or evening. However, we all know that artificial or added sugar used in food is the biggest enemy of health.
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), eating too much sugar not only increases obesity, but it can also increase the risk of serious diseases like heart attack, diabetes, fatty liver and even cancer, but have you ever wondered what would happen if you completely eliminate sugar from your diet for just 2 weeks?
The answer to this question has recently been given by Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a specialist in stomach and liver diseases associated with prestigious institutions like AIIMS, Harvard and Stanford. In one of his posts on Instagram, he told how a 14-day 'No Sugar Challenge' can change your health. Let us know about this in detail-
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What happens to the body when you give up sugar?
Dr. Sethi explains that sugar not only increases calories, but it also has a bad effect on your appetite, hormones and liver. In such a situation, when you leave it, your body goes through two stages:-
Initial Struggles (Withdrawal Symptoms): Initially you may face some problems when quitting sugar, which include the following-
However, doctors say that there is no need to panic about these problems. This is a sign that your brain is breaking out of its sugar addiction and fixing its 'reward system'.
Real Benefits (The Transformation): After a few days you will feel a big change in yourself:
Doctors warn that even things that appear 'healthy' like packed juices, flavored curd, energy bars, sauces and bakery products have a lot of sugar hidden in them. So don't trust the labels.
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5 big changes will be seen in the second week
When you start your second week without eating sugar, you will notice the following changes in yourself:-
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