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Hidden Sugars: 15 Everyday Foods That Spike Your Blood Sugar
Nutrition 6 July 2026

Hidden Sugars: 15 Everyday Foods That Spike Your Blood Sugar

When people try to reduce sugar for blood sugar management or general health, they typically start with the obvious culprits — sweets, biscuits, fizzy drinks, cakes. These are easy to identify and easy to cut back on. The more challenging category is the foods that do not taste particularly sweet but contain surprisingly large amounts of added sugar — or rapidly digestible carbohydrates that behave like sugar in your body. Here are 15 everyday foods that are worth being aware of.

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By Sarah Chen, RD, BSc Nutrition · 5 min read
Understanding Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals: What's Normal and What's Not
Nutrition 31 May 2026

Understanding Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals: What's Normal and What's Not

If you have ever checked your blood glucose an hour after eating and felt alarmed by the number, you are not alone. Postprandial glucose — the technical term for blood sugar after a meal — naturally rises in everyone, whether they have diabetes or not. The question is not whether your blood sugar rises, but how high it goes and how quickly it returns to baseline. Understanding this pattern is one of the most useful things you can do for your metabolic health.

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By Sarah Chen, RD, BSc Nutrition · 5 min read