Best Ways to Handle Sugar for Young Swimmers
Best Ways to Handle Sugar for Young Swimmers
By Jill Castle, MS, RDN
Sugar, the sweet stuff added to foods in baking and other food processing techniques, is something young swimmers should have a handle on. After all, sugar (or sucrose) is a carb, but it doesn’t have a lot of nutritional power, nor does it offer the long-lasting energy found in complex carbs, like bread, beans, and fruits and veggies.
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), American youth are eating too much added sugar. In a 2012 study looking at the consumption of added sugar in youth from 2005 to 2008, researchers found the following:
•Overall, intake of added sugar was down, slightly, from previous years
•Boys ate more added sugar than girls
•Much of the added sugar was from food sources, rather than beverage items
•Most of the high-sugar foods were consumed in the home
When it comes to the calorie dent from added sugars, here’s the low down:
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), American youth are eating too much added sugar. In a 2012 study looking at the consumption of added sugar in youth from 2005 to 2008, researchers found the following:
•Overall, intake of added sugar was down, slightly, from previous years
•Boys ate more added sugar than girls
•Much of the added sugar was from food sources, rather than beverage items
•Most of the high-sugar foods were consumed in the home
When it comes to the calorie dent from added sugars, here’s the low down:
