For many of us, a huge motivator to perform as a high-functioning adult, which includes a balanced diet and ample physical activity, is a little sweet treat at the end of the day.
From childhood, we’ve been fed the idea that sugar is a reward for a job well done, so whether it’s actually a “little” treat or an entire salad bowl of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey with chocolate syrup on top, dessert can mark the end of a successful day in the best way.
We deserve that joy, and sugar is an important part of our diets, but is there a better — and worse — time of the day to indulge? And could housing a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies before bed be a really regrettable idea?
That’s what we — Raj Punjabi-Johnson and Noah Michelson, co-hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It Wrong?” podcast — recently asked registered dietitian and author Maya Feller when she dropped by our studio to unpack the hidden truth about sugar.
Click here to listen to the full episode and learn everything you never knew about sugar’s good, bad and ugly sides.
