There, who love them, succumb to temptation, though they realize, It helps to keep a slim figure. It's not always worth tormenting oneself with remorse - sweets also have advantages.
Basic ingredients for desserts, pastries and any other sweetness is sugar, flour and fat. You know, they do not enjoy a good reputation among nutritionists. They provide a lot of calories, Their excessive consumption therefore leads to obesity. In addition, sweets raise cholesterol levels. Because by eating sweet foods, we quickly satisfy our hunger, we don't often feel like eating healthy vegetable dishes, fruit or dairy.
It is also known, that sugar is the greatest enemy of beautiful teeth.
Sugar invigorates.
In that password, once invented by Melchior Wańkowicz, and then heavily criticized, however, there is a grain of truth. It has been proven, that under the influence of carbohydrates contained in sweet foods, the level of serotonin increases – a hormone secreted by the brain, responsible, inter alia, for well-being and humor. Serotonin also influences sleep regulation – after a sweet snack, we fall asleep much easier and do not wake up often during the night.
If we want to quickly provide the body with a portion of energy, sweets are very effective in this case. Therefore, e.g.. people, going tiring, mountain tours take a bar of chocolate with them. We also reach for it, when we make a great mental effort – we are learning, we make difficult calculations, we solve any problem. Glucose, contained in sweets nourishes the brain and makes it work, that the mind becomes "clearer”.
Sweeteners - no calories or value.
Using substances such as aspartame or saccharin to sweeten food, we do not provide the body with unnecessary calories, but we also do not use the benefits, what carbohydrates give. Sweeteners, having a different chemical composition than sugar, they do not have a calming effect on us, nor do they provide energy. The only sweetener with health benefits is xylitol, added, among others. for chewing gums (e.g.. Orbit), which prevents tooth decay.