| A new study shows that eating meals with high | | | | turn it into fuel. Foods with a lot of simple sugars |
| sugar content causes the release of damaging | | | | burn very quickly while foods high in fiber and |
| substances into the blood. Parents should take | | | | complex carbohydrates burn very slowly. |
| special note since many kids are eating high sugar | | | | High glycemic foods that burn very quickly cause |
| meals and snacks several times a day. This | | | | blood sugar to rise fast. The body reacts to this |
| behavior is setting the stage for a lifetime of | | | | rise in blood sugar by releasing a large dose of |
| chronic disease problems. | | | | insulin to drive the blood sugar back down. This is |
| It's all about the burn | | | | the reason for the 'energy crash' that you feel |
| All foods have a 'glycemic index', which is a | | | | after eating a high glycemic meal. |
| measure of how fast the body burns the food to | | | | |