What Happens When You Quit Sugar?

When you stop eating sugar, you body changes. So what exactly happens to your brain and body when you try to quit sugar?

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Written by: Greg Brown
Edited by: Luka Šarlija
Drawings by: Max Simmons and Greg Brown

While people are talking about succession, Jake Paul losing, or Marvel / The Marvels, I have been at home thinking about what happens when you quit sugar. It is fascinating how it interacts with your hormones and can using biology, chemistry and physics, really change how your body works!

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[acmulhern]

If you're wanting to lessen your sugar intake, here's a few tips I got from a dietitian:
1. Don't stop cold turkey. It's hard to do, will make you cranky and you're going to crack and run back to sugar.
2. Eliminate sugar from everyday foods. Cook meals from scratch so you can control the amount of sugar that goes into it. Substitute sugar for fruit when possible.
3. When you have a sugar craving, eat a high-protein low-sugar snack first. Then wait 10-15 minutes before having your sweet snack. Chances are you won't be craving it. But if you are, have 1 serving (1 cookie or piece of chocolate for example) and wait another 10 minutes before having seconds. Protein often satiates sugar cravings.
4. Let yourself have sugar, but make sure you enjoy it when you eat it. Don't mindlessly eat sweet treats while doing something else, like watching a movie. Sit down and concentrate on the flavour and enjoy the fact thay you are eating something you love.

[samirmuhammad]

I stopped eating and having sugary drinks for a month, and I reduced it slowly to make my body adapt. I didn't have any of these symptoms. I noticed my face looks more snatched, and well defined, and my body fat seems to be reducing( adding the fact that I also stopped eating white bread and I'm working out daily.) For anyone planning to take sugar out of their diet I advice slowly starting to reduce it to allow your body to adapt naturally, or else it might be very difficult, and the chances or failing become really high

[psychedelicanxiety]

Almost 3 years following close to no refined sugar and I’m so glad I was able to do it. I stopped craving chocolate after max 3 months and everything tastes sm sweeter now ❤

[ASMTrendingz]

When humans quit sugar, they may experience an initial increase in sugar cravings, followed by weight loss, stabilized blood sugar levels, improved energy levels, and increased mental clarity.
It's important to note that quitting sugar can be challenging, especially if you have a sweet tooth or consume a lot of processed foods. It's important to gradually reduce sugar intake and replace it with healthier alternatives like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains 😇

[EluneMusic]

Prediction before watching the video: if you quit sugar, your food will be less sweet

[AaronALAI]

I haven't eaten refined sugar in months and feel so much better.

[summatim]

0:01: Sugar consumption in America
0:23: Blood sugar regulation
0:41: Loss of water weight
0:47: Fatigue and sugar cravings
1:28: Dopamine release and sugar addiction
1:41: Metallic taste and bad breath
2:14: Increased sensitivity to sugar
3:14: Relief from IBS symptoms
3:30: Improved skin
3:56: Reduced risk of diseases
4:13: Decrease in soda consumption

[PheOfTheFae]

The "you become more sensitive to sugar" part I've experienced; not because I am zero added sugars, but just from ratcheting way down in sugar, that still happened. It also happened when I was vegetarian/vegan for over a decade, and now I'm not because I'm on a special allergy diet instead, and I tried a few things I used to like in my pre-veggie days that I now find GROSS, mostly fast foods/sweets/treats type stuff. I still eat some sweets, but not like I used to!

[bairdbiz]

I was avoiding doing the homework on sugar because I knew I would change my behavior if I did. AsapScience trying to keep me healthy whether I like it or not lol! Great video guys!

[TioDeive]

Quit sugar about five years ago and fizzy drinks more than 10 and never looked back. After a certain time you realise you don't need it, simply.

[juhotuho]

Have been sugar free for around 5 years now, and i feel great! After the cravings are gone, you kind of forget that you even want sugar so it's pretty easy to just go without

[coltonmatthews]

Quit sugar cold turkey about 2.5 years ago, couldn’t be happier! I lost about 60lbs in the first six months (with workouts) and I’ve felt so much healthier! I would strongly recommend quitting sugar

[ponkachu]

I'm going through this right now. My partner needs to get their blood pressure under control to get on the meds they need and I went on a diet with her to be supportive.

[nehakuril]

I stopped having sugar 4.5 months ago as I had to go on AIP (Autoimmune Paleo) because of my autoimmune. It got easier with time. Fruits started to taste more sweet as my taste buds actually changed and adjusted to being sugar free. I feel like watermelon is my new cookie now.😊

[norino-uzoy]

the skin part is real. i find myself having lots of bumps and pimples on my face when i drink coke regularly but lately that i've been drinking more water, the appearance of bumps and pimples start to reduce. thanks for this vid, im trying to lessen my soda in take and want to clear my skin so this is vid is like a good source of motivation for me

[LillianFrances]

I gave up refined sugar almost entirely four years ago and I can definitely say that the cravings go down after just a little while. Glad to know there's a payoff to this lifestyle! I've been actually eating more sugar (like birthday cake, special occasions) lately and also enjoying that. I'm trying to be too strict with my diet, but follow my cravings and bodily intuition (though I can say I rarely ever crave sugar). Also, I am SUPER sensitive to it now and can tell if anything has literally 1g of sugar in it. And now sugar it even tastes gross!

[Peiffer.jacob]

Good luck trying this. The majority of food at a modern grocery store has added sugar. From meat products like sausages to peanut butter. Going 0 added sugar is very difficult.

[ChincerDante]

I spend a long time without drinking soda, the next time I had some I couldn't believe how much sugar it had, the fact I used to drink many glasses a day but couldn't finish one now is just insane

[camerongray]

I used to have an extreme sugar addiction, when i was 14, I probably ate about 500g of sugar a day. I randomly decided to quit, haven’t eaten added sugar in 7 years

[BRUXXUS]

A few years ago I cut out all refined sugar from my diet. The first two weeks were very unpleasant, to say the least. But after I got over a certain point I was absolutely blown away as how much energy and motivation I had every day. Like, it was such a big change that I think I either thought or said "wow, I have so much energy and feel so good!" on a daily basis!

I've tried getting back to that a few times and failed, but I'm not giving up. This time I'm going with a taper off refined sugar over a few weeks to lessen the side effects.