Sentences with phrase «slow digestion of the sugar»

Sure, fruit sugar is processed the same way in your body, but fruit is also packed with cancer - fighting antioxidants, water to help fill you up, and fiber to slow the digestion of those sugars — preventing your blood sugar from spiking like nutritionally - deficient refined sugar does.

And without the fiber slowing digestion of the sugar in fruit, the juice drives up your blood sugar rapidly.

The fat from the nut will slow the digestion of the sugar, meaning less of a spike in blood sugar that will help keep future sugar cravings at bay.

Reduced - fat milk has a higher glycemic impact because it has less fat to help slow digestion of the sugar.

Potatoes can help slow the digestion of sugar into the blood stream and keep blood sugar levels steady.

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Pectin, a form of soluble fiber found in apples, helps lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar levels by slowing down your digestion.

The fiber and low energy density of fresh fruit helps slow digestion and temper blood sugar so that you feel fuller faster at your meal.

Dragon fruit is high in fibre thus helps to slow digestion, limiting the flood of sugar energy into the cells.

Fiber — foods that are high in fiber, such as beans, oatmeal, apples, bananas, berries, whole grain bread and pasta can help to slow the digestion of carbohydrates in the gut and the absorption of sugar from the gut into the blood stream.

A lower glycemic index suggests slower rates of digestion and absorption of the sugars and starches in the foods and may also indicate greater extraction from the liver and periphery of the products of carbohydrate digestion.

But the carbs found in vegetables and whole grains, which are also packed with fiber, will slow down digestion and cause a slower release of energy, keeping you feeling fuller for longer without causing any blood sugar spikes.

This is partially because of the increased satiety due to fat intake (fat slows digestion and promotes balanced blood sugar), partially because of more balanced blood sugar levels, but also because many people will cut out much of the sugar - and carb - heavy food they're eating.

Because of their slow rate of digestion, these carbs provide you with longer lasting energy levels and help keep your blood sugar levels constant by promoting a steady release of insulin, one of the body's naturally occurring anabolic hormones that also influences fat storage.

When consumed with other food (especially fats), the rate of digestion and absorption of starches slows down and you don't experience blood sugar spikes, so it doesn't really matter if the rice you ate was white or brown.

They help slow down the digestion of sugars, allowing the body to properly use carbs, fats, and proteins instead of just storing them as fat.

In fact, one study showed that huckleberry — also referred to as bilberry — was able to slow digestion of starches, therefore lowering blood sugar.

«There is a lot of sugar in yogurt, and the full - fat versions help to slow digestion, lessening the insulin response,» says Danielle Omar, MS, R.D., an integrative dietitian in Fairfax, Virginia.

A starch - filled sweet potato smothered with pastured butter and sour cream will cause only moderate fluctuations in blood sugar levels, because of the added fat and protein to slow down the meal's digestion.

Apples contain about 10 grams of sugar per 100 grams, but the fiber content slows the digestion rate, rendering the sugar harmless.

Fiber also slows down the digestion of foods you eat keeping your blood sugar / energy levels in check preventing you from getting hungry.

These nutrients slow down digestion and the absorption of nutrients, a process that helps you feel physically full for longer, and also means lower blood sugar and insulin spikes.

The sugar in fruit is far safer than that added to a can of coke because it is bound up in natural fiber structures that slow its digestion and absorption into the bloodstream where it does damage.

Vegetable - carbs are slow to break down into simple sugars, with minimal insulin impact, whereas digestion of grain - carbs raises your insulin and insulin - like growth factor (IGF - 1).

Soluble fibers, such as pectin, may increase satiety, decrease food intake and reduce blood sugar spikes by slowing down the digestion of sugars and starches (15, 16).

Unimpeded by fats, which have the effect of slowing down digestion, carbohydrate foods flood the bloodstream and quickly raise the blood sugar.

Grape leaves» fiber content adds bulk to your food to help physically fill your stomach, and also helps slow digestion so that you get a gradual release of sugar into your bloodstream, instead of a blood sugar spike and crash that leaves you ravenous.

Combined, both types of fiber contribute to slow down digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, preventing drastic rises in blood sugar.

Fiber also slows down digestion and absorption of sugars in the gut.

Even if you get an organic variety that's 100 percent fruit juice, you're getting a product that will spike your blood sugar levels, as there's nothing in it to slow down the digestion of the sugars.

These are referred to as «complex» carbohydrates and while they are in their simplest form a sugar for energy, the slowed digestion due to the fiber in them creates a slow release of sugar into the bloodstream.

A grain like quinoa can caused large spikes in blood sugar levels, but when consumed with vegetables like broccoli, carrots, red peppers, the fibre in these vegetables acts as a buffer and slows down the digestion of the meal.

In addition, if you eat a little protein at the same time (cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt) or include grapes as part of a meal (vs. snacking on them with nothing else), the other foods in the meal help slow the «sugar» digestion.

As a high source of fibre, it regulates blood sugar and insulin release by slowing digestion and therefore preventing the sugar «spikes» that are common after meals.

The extra fiber in quinoa allows the digestion of carbohydrates to be slowed, assisting with blood - sugar control.

The fiber in fruit also slows down the digestion of sugar and makes you feel more full.

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High - fiber foods, such as fruits, vegetables, seeds and whole grains, help manage blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes by slowing the digestion and absorption of sugar.

This occurs in a number of ways, including reduction of glucose absorption, slowing down of carbohydrate digestion, stimulating the pancreas to produce more insulin, and stimulating insulin receptors so that more sugar flows out of our bloodstream and into our cells.

The slow rate of digestion means that the carbohydrates are more slowly broken down into sugars and is why you will not get a blood sugar spike after eating chia.

The lower the rating, the slower the absorption and digestion process, which provides a more gradual, healthier infusion of sugars into the bloodstream.

The small amount of fat will further slow digestion of the fruit sugar, and the combination overall will still be acceptably low in fat.

For instance, if a person «dumps» food from the stomach to the intestine (a rapid process)-- this can lead to low blood sugar, severe bloating, diarrhea — and in this case having some healthy fat and a bit of fiber at the meal will slow the process of digestion a bit to prevent or lessen the effect of «dumping».

This slows down digestion and the rate of sugar absorption.

It also helps slow digestion, which can balance blood sugar, and plays a role in preventing the buildup of unhealthy low - density lipoprotein cholesterol in your body, thus potentially preventing heart disease.

A high - fiber food, peas slow down the digestion of sugar, which is good for diabetics and people with pre-diabetes.

Steadiness and hardiness of digestion are very important for healthy blood sugar regulation since they help prevent both too quick digestion and release of sugars from food as well as too slow digestion of food that might cause unwanted dips in blood sugar in the hours following a meal.

Fibre is very important in case of fruits because it greatly slows down digestion of sugar, but in case of vegetables it is much less important as they are significantly lower in sugar.

The protein and fat you'll be getting from the peanut butter slows down the digestion and absorption of the sugar into the bloodstream, ensuring your blood sugar will not rise quickly and remain stabilised.

This amount of fiber helps to slow down digestion enough to prevent sharp spikes in blood sugar.

The bran part is rich in fibers which slows the digestion of starch into sugars.