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It's not only diabetics who should watch their sugar intake. Diets high in sugar can actually cause diabetes or obesity. Eliminate excess sugar in your diet by following these steps.

Step 1: Eat whole foods
Eat natural whole foods such as meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, and whole grains without added sugar.

Step 2: Go half and half
Mix a half serving of regular variety foods or beverages with a half serving of low-sugar options. For instance, add a half cup sweetened yogurt to a half cup plain yogurt. Enjoy a half cup regular juice with a half cup seltzer water. Next, switch to a one-quarter sweetened, three-quarters unsweetened concoction until you've phased out the sugar.

Step 3: Avoid sugar traps
Avoid regular sodas and most breakfast cereals, both of which are chock-full of sugar. Read labels on salad dressings and condiments, and avoid those whose main ingredient is high fructose corn syrup.

Tip
Be wary of sugar substitutes -- while they replace sugar in baked goods and sodas, there is evidence that they can cause other health problems.

Step 4: Enjoy desserts sparingly
Make up your own rules about when you can indulge in sweet desserts. Perhaps you do so only on the weekends, or only when dining out.

Tip
Serve up fresh fruit or cheese as a dessert substitute. While fruit is high in sugar, it beats chocolate cake and ice cream as a healthful option.

Step 5: Add more protein
Fill up on snacks high in protein, like nuts or beef jerky to head off a sugar craving. Remember, the less you fill up on sugar, the less sugar you will crave.

Did You Know?
As of 2007, in adults aged 20 to 74, diabetes was the #1 cause of new cases of blindness.