Snacking On Sugar-Free Foods
Skip the sugar-free versions of your favorite sweets and indulge in a smaller portion of the real deal. Like diet soda, sugar-free snacks contain substitutes that are actually worse for your bod. Artificial sweeteners can cause your insulin levels to spike, alerting your body to store fat. Sugar alcohols like sorbitol and mannitol are hard to digest, leading to excess bloating. Plus, many sugar-free foods contain fatty fillers like palm oil and cream to make up the flavor. Just bad all around.