Weight loss tip: small sweet treats still contain sugar

Weight loss tip...
Small isn't always sensible.

Although snacking on a smaller selection of sweets may seem like a sensible solution to sustaining a slender silhouette, slashing the sweet stuff isn't as simple as choosing to consume a petite portion size.

In fact, satisfying our sweet tooth with less than a handful of tasty treats can still hinder our healthier habits by increasing our intake of one of the core culprits responsible for contributing to a wider waistline, and a multitude of medical conditions - sugar.

If you're yet to be convinced, the image above not only resembles the reality of how small isn't always sensible, but how as little as four seemingly innocent sweets can still contain a staggering 19.3g of sugar - 22% of our daily recommended intake.

Top tip: instead of counting calories and pin pointing precise portion sizes, start scrutinising the sugar, salt and saturated fat content of your favourite foods. An overconsumption of calories may contribute to an accumulation of additional weight, but munching on too much salt, sugar and saturated fat can force your body to suffer from an abundance of health complications including obesity (sugar), hypertension (salt), high cholesterol (saturated fat) and dental decay (sugar) to name but a very few...