India, Feb. 4 -- Sugar is one of the red flags that every health expert recommends cutting back on. It's heavily present in sweet, sugary dishes, from pastries to traditional sweets. Sometimes, sugar is also added to savoury dishes to sweeten the gravy or reduce the spiciness. For those with a sweet tooth, resisting the temptation of sugary goodness can be particularly hard. But, seeing the improvements after quitting sugar can certainly be motivating.

Sakshi Lalwani, a nutritionist as per her IG bio, shared her experience after quitting sugar. She described the changes were quick and visible after 2 weeks.

One may resort to the popular 'healthier' sugar alternatives, but in reality, they aren't much healthier either. In a previous HT L...