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Maya Feller Talks Sugar and Inflammation

September 3, 2020

I contributed this piece to Women of Today about sugar and its relation to inflammation in your body:

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar. It’s in the news and at the tip of everyone’s tongue. You have likely heard that you should cut down your sugar intake for various reasons, but did you know that one of the biggest reasons to be mindful of your sugar intake is to reduce inflammation in your body?

Recent studies have shown that consuming added sugar such as sugar-sweetened beverages increases inflammatory markers in the body. In fact, a study looking at nutritional data from over7,000 adults showed that consuming just 5% of your daily energy from added sugar was enough to raise inflammation markers in the body. For the average person, this amount is less than what’s typically found in one can of soda.

 

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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