All three of these nutrients slow the absorption of sugar into your bloodstream, which decreases the spike and crash in your blood sugar and your energy levels, she says. That means you won't feel weak, shaky, or hangry 30 minutes after you eat. And those nasty sugar highs and unavoidable crashes don't just suck at 3 p.m. In the long term, blood-sugar spikes can contribute to inflammation, insulin resistance, and weight gain, says Florida-based nutritionist Jaime Mass, R.D.
A millennium baby is one born around the turn of the millennium. Jeff Lakes.
The report is the first of a series which will follow the lives of the 18,819 youngsters - including 246 sets of twins and ten sets of triplets. Dubbed the Millennium Cohort Study, it is the fourth in a series of national birth studies that have followed the lives of babies born in 1946, 1958 and 1970.