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How to Avoid Four Dietary Health Busters

by — Last updated: 2023-12-31 in Healthy Living
Reviewed by Medical Team — 2023-12-31

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In January of every year, hundreds of millions of people make well-intentioned resolutions about their diets and their health.In December of every year hundreds of millions of people dash the last hope they have of keeping their health & diet resolutions.

Another perennial problem in holiday health maintenance is staying on a diet, or at least not completely sabotaging your diet. Here are four tips for avoiding dietary health busters.

5. Keep snacks out of sight

If you happen to be diabetic or prediabetic, the higher your blood sugar levels go, the more appealing a sugary snack will be, despite the fact it can do your body real harm.

6. Save some for later, even if it is for next year

The biggest source of bloating, indigestion, flatulence, and heartburn is simply eating too much. The stomach receives more food than it can hold, and acid comes up. Even if you do not feel the pains of heartburn, you may have tiny amounts of acid coming up from your stomach that make you hoarse or give you the symptoms of a cold or flu. This can happen even when you have no infection at all. It can be hard to pass up on a rare holiday treat, but try to eat the foods you really enjoy. Make a point of stopping eating before you feel full.

7. Don't try to make up for overindulgence with sugar-free foods

Snacks and soft drinks sweetened with aspartame (Nutrasweet) or saccharin (Sweet 'N Low) stimulate the pancreas to produce extra insulin. Ordinarily this insulin would store sugar, but it is also used by the body to store fat. Using “sugar-free” drinks and desserts has the ironic effect of priming your fat cells to be ready to receive even the smallest amount of excess fat, adding fat to your belly, hips, and thighs.

8. Never eat until you are stuffed, even if you are eating “healthy” food

There are two problems with eating until you are stuffed. One is that you are almost certain to give yourself heartburn, bloating, and gas. The other is that stretch receptors in the lining of your small intestine also send a signal to the pancreas to make insulin. This insulin doesn't just transport sugar. It also stores fat. When you stuff yourself, your fat cells are especially likely to stuff themselves. Even if you eat a head of lettuce, you can gain weight!

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