When it comes to sugar-free food, many people first think of the huge diabetic population; there are also some beauty lovers who like sweets in order to keep their bodies; in addition, some obese people are trying to choose sugar-free food in order to lose weight. These factors make the sugar-free food market prospects, sugar-free food is also very popular among consumers. So what is sugar-free food? How can sugar lovers choose the right sugar-free food in response to the illegal practices in the market? Is it because sugar-free food does not contain sugar that sugar lovers can eat it without any restrictions? How should sugar lovers consume sugar-free foods? Sugar-free foods are sweet foods that do not contain table sugar and starch sugar (that is, they do not contain the following sugar substances: table sugar, such as cane sugar and beet sugar; starch sugar, such as glucose, maltose, fructose, etc., these sugars have a high glycemic index) and are replaced by low-calorie sweeteners (such as aspartame, xylitol, etc.). The price of sugar-free food is relatively high, so there are some unscrupulous small businesses in order to make huge profits, the “sugar” food labeled “sugar-free food” words. How should sugar lovers buy sugar-free food? First of all, to choose a relatively large manufacturers of sugar-free food. The big manufacturers will respect the opinions of nutrition experts in the ingredients. If the production is standardized, the ingredients will also be more accurate. Second, the purchase of sugar-free products should not only look at the label “sugar-free food”, but also look at the list of ingredients to see what kind of sweetener is used instead of the sugar, not blindly eat, because it may contain other sugars such as glucose. In addition, also consider whether the food itself contains sugar, sugar-free food (such as sugar-free pastry) itself is made of grain containing starch, in the body can break down glucose, so sugar-free food is not sugar-free. Again, be wary of the word games in the goods. Although sugar-free foods are marked with the words “no sucrose”, the ingredient list is marked with white sugar or glucose. In fact, sucrose and white sugar are the same thing, just called different. This requires sugar lovers to have more knowledge, polish their eyes, and not be lured by it. Some sugar lovers think that sugar-free food only relies on low-calorie sweeteners to increase its sweetness without sugar, so they can consume sugar-free food as they like without restriction, and even stop or reduce the consumption of sugar-lowering drugs. This is a wrong view. Sugar-free food can only ensure that there is no added sugar, which will not lead to a rapid rise in blood sugar in a short period of time (low glycemic index), but still contains a large amount of starch and fat and other high-calorie ingredients, and the total calories it contains are not much different from the equivalent amount of sugar-containing food. Therefore, eating sugar-free food must reduce the main food. When eating sugar-free foods, be sure to calculate the amount of calories generated into the amount of staple foods needed for the day, and then be sure to subtract the corresponding amount of staple foods. Diabetic patients can refer to the food composition exchange table to calculate this. Similarly, if people with low blood sugar want to lose weight by choosing sugar-free food, they should be more concerned about the total calories of the food; sugar-free food itself has no weight loss effect. Experts suggest that sugar lovers can calculate sugar-free food into the total calorie requirement for a day, and then regulate the ratio of main food and side food within the required calorie range. In the sugar-free drinks, the most advocated drink is tea drinks, such as green tea, flower tea, oolong tea, barley tea, etc.. Tea beverages are sugar-free if no cane sugar is added, and diabetics can drink them anytime. And tea is also good for lowering blood lipids. Therefore, patients with diabetes combined with dyslipidemia can drink in moderation. Obese diabetic patients who drink more tea is also beneficial to their bodies. Diabetic patients must control themselves and understand that blood sugar cannot be lowered by eating sugar-free foods or drinking sugar-free drinks. Sugar-free or low-sugar foods are not the same as sugar-lowering foods, and diabetics should be careful about what they eat. Even the quality of sugar-free food is only low sugar food in essence, in some disease states can be consumed, but can never replace the treatment of drugs. Patients should take the general direction well and decide according to their condition and preference.