“Exercise can’t save us – our sugar intake is the real culprit.”
“Sugar is to blame for obesity epidemic – not couch potato habits.”
Read headlines like these or scan the growing pile of don’t-eat-sugar books and it’s easy to think that skipping sugar puts exercise in the shade when it comes to protecting our health.
“We do need a strong message about reducing added sugar but we also need a strong message about the risk of physical inactivity,” says Trevor Shilton, the spokesperson on physical activity from Australia’s Heart Foundation. “The high content of sugar and kilojoules in food and drink is a massive problem but so is the fact that 57 per cent of adults don’t meet the physical activity guidelines.”
READ MORE:
* Global study shows Kiwis are couch potatoes
* ‘How I went from couch potato to Ironman’
* Five surprising reasons for disturbed sleep
* All you need is one minute to work out
* Sleeping too much could kill you
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/81310071/Sugar-versus-sloth-Which-is-worse
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