Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Are you a fan of sweets in general? Do you find it difficult to give up eating and resist? And the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar, through its official account on the “Instagram” site, has published a series of tips that will help you.
Set specific dessert days, such as weekends only
Replace sweets with healthy alternatives such as fresh, frozen, or dried fruit or low-fat, low-sugar sweets.
Reduce the amount of sugar you add to your recipes when making cakes and desserts and replace the sugar with unsweetened sauce
Compare sweets at the supermarket and read the food label to avoid choosing sugary sweets
The Emirati Health Services Foundation, through its official account on the ‘Instagram’ website, said that added sugars can cause health problems when consumed in large quantities.
The most prominent of these problems are: overweight (obesity), type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
The Emirates Foundation for Health Services advises the need to reduce sugar consumption.
How?
It is important to avoid consuming calorie drinks and drink water instead.
Care should be taken to eat healthy foods such as fruits, fresh vegetables, brown rice, beans, fish and lentils.
You can also eat nuts, low-fat cheese, low-sodium crispy chips and vegetables with sauces or yogurt with fresh fruit.
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