Jaggery or sugar: Which is right for health? What should diabetic patients adopt?

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Sugar or Jaggery: Nowadays diabetes has become a serious problem and many people recommend eating jaggery instead of sugar. But is it really beneficial to eat jaggery? Let’s know

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Highlights
- Diabetes should also postpone jaggery.
- Jaggery contains iron and calcium.
- Consume jaggery in limited quantity.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Nowadays many people are troubled by diseases like diabetes. The use of sugar in the diet proves dangerous for such patients. Therefore, many people consume jaggery as an alternative. But both jaggery and sugar are made from sugarcane. So can jaggery really be the option of sugar? Dietician Manju Mathalkar of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has given information about this.
Both jaggery and sugar from sugarcane
Both jaggery and sugar are made from sugarcane, but still many celebrities and people keep more inclination towards eating jaggery. The biggest reason for this is that sugar is prepared by doing many procedures on sugarcane. This is not the case with jaggery, jaggery is made naturally. Therefore it is considered better.
Sugar better or jaggery?
Sugar contains large amounts of calories, but jaggery also gets iron and calcium and the body also gets energy. While taking jaggery it is important to see whether it is natural or not and how it is made. Despite being better than sugar, jaggery should not be consumed too much. If you consume more jaggery, then it can increase your weight and can also cause diabetes. Also, calories can also increase in the body. Therefore, it is necessary to take it in limited quantity.
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Diabetic should eat jaggery?
Dietician Manju Mathalkar said that people who have diabetes should also postpone jaggery like sugar. Eating jaggery can also increase the risk of diabetes. Consuming jaggery can also be harmful to the body. Therefore, diabetes should also postpone jaggery. Also, other people should also consume jaggery like sugar. Meanwhile, eating jaggery better than sugar is always better, but while eating jaggery make sure that it is made in a natural or biological way and eat only in limited quantities.
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