Cakes are a universal dessert. You can go into any corner of the world and find some local variety of a cake which is beautiful, delicious and admired enough to be used in prominent functions and celebrations. Just as loving cakes is a worldwide phenomenon, the risk of diabetes is too.
What Do Stats Say?
According to a 2015 report from Diabetes.org, 1 in 16 people in the UK suffers from diabetes. Similarly, in the US, the combined number of diagnosed and undiagnosed is more than 37 Million, 27% of which belong to the latter category. Overall, approximately 415 million people are suffering from diabetes globally and it is one of the reasons we need to be much more mainstream about the use of sugar-free cakes and desserts.
Contrary to what you may think, sugar-free cakes can be as delicious as any other dessert. There are thousands of recipes for creating sugar-free cakes that you can find on the internet or any cooking school but we will come to that later. First, let’s see how much a limited intake of sugar can help your body.
Benefits of Sugar Free Cakes
The first and the most important benefit of limiting your sugar intake is that you are at less risk of getting an illness or disease. Although it is not yet conclusive that high intake of sugar causes type 2 diabetes, nevertheless, the patients with this disease usually have a high amount of sugar in their system that deteriorates the overall health. Therefore, to not eat sugar excessively would be a wise course of action for everyone.
People who have been successfully doing the above i.e. eating less sugar, claim to have significantly improved their overall health. Importantly, better dental health with less sugary items being chewed by the teeth resulting in fewer chances of sugar decay. Likewise, you become better at controlling your craving for sugar and as a result, do not feel hungry as much as before, which in turn improves the energy reserves and the physical and mental performances. This is not to say that sugar must not be consumed at all, rather it should be taken sparingly and whenever possible, should be avoided.
Sugar-free cakes offer a lot of advantages to all the diabetic people, they can eat one of their favourite desserts, and they can do it without worrying about how much sugar they may be consuming. There are a lot of amazing recipes for sugar-free cakes on the internet. This one regarding a sugar-free lemon drizzle cake has been given a maximum rating on BBC good food website and appears to be a very popular recipe among the enthusiasts. Another recipe, this one for sugar-free cupcakes has been praised by a lot of people who used it bake cakes for diabetic people.
Conclusion
Making sugar-free cakes more mainstream would be a provide an alternative to the people suffering from diabetes as well as become an option for people who want to enjoy cakes but limit their use of sugar. There is no real difference in taste and texture between a sugar-free cake and a cake with sugar in it. Therefore, the more we are careful about our diet, the better our chances of living a healthy and fulfilling life.
