40 Foods To Avoid After 40

White Bread

White bread contains highly-processed flour and is packed with additives. It has little nutritional value as the grains are refined and is low in fiber. The low fiber and protein in white bread slows digestion which leads to blood sugar rising rapidly and then crashing which makes you crave bad sugars.

At this point, excess insulin is released into the bloodstream to push the sugar into the cell which makes it harder to control blood-glucose levels. For people over 40 who have to be careful with diabetes, white bread should be avoided at all costs and whole-grain breads should be consumed instead.

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