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Nutrition’s Lindsay Malone comments on health benefits of cutting sugar intake

How you can shed pounds and better your health when you stop eating sugar
Best LifeLindsay Malone, registered dietitian and an instructor in the Department of Nutrition at the School of Medicine, talked about how one perk of curbing your sugar consumption is that your taste buds will become more sensitive to sweet flavors, making it easier to satisfy your sweet tooth without overeating. “If you are constantly drinking and eating foods sweeter than nature intended, your taste buds will become accustomed to that level of sweetness,” she said.