does sugar make you gain or keep fat?

graciesparklesgrace

I’ve been in a calorie deficit, and my macros are all good. But i still am looking a little chubby. Is it the sugar? between fruits and halo top i’m getting about 75-90 grams of sugar. which is very very much. But i used to consume like 140 grams of sugar a day. Is this the reason i’m keeping fat? I’m a lower weight than i once was but look about the same.

kami3006

graciesparklesgrace wrote: »

I’ve been in a calorie deficit, and my macros are all good. But i still am looking a little chubby. Is it the sugar? between fruits and halo top i’m getting about 75-90 grams of sugar. which is very very much. But i used to consume like 140 grams of sugar a day. Is this the reason i’m keeping fat? I’m a lower weight than i once was but look about the same.

If you're in a calorie deficit, you're going to lose fat regardless of what you're eating.

Your macros (what you're eating) will determine health, satiety and help with body composition).

Erieo

According to my physician, sugar and carbs are definitely fattening. I didn't fully believe my doctor until I read Dr. Perlmutter's "Grain Brain." This books tells you everything you need to know about sugar and carbs and how they affect your body.

dewd2

Erieo wrote: »

According to my physician, sugar and carbs are definitely fattening. I didn't fully believe my doctor until I read Dr. Perlmutter's "Grain Brain." This books tells you everything you need to know about sugar and carbs and how they affect your body.

I'm sure it is backed up by lots of actual science and not just some random BS? Care to share some of the sources so I don't have waste my time with this nonsense?

megsmom2

Calorie deficit equals weight loss. But using a lot of your calories on something as non nutritious as sugar isn’t good. Switch out some fruit for more veggies or lean protein and see how it goes.

jdog022

Erieo wrote: »

According to my physician, sugar and carbs are definitely fattening. I didn't fully believe my doctor until I read Dr. Perlmutter's "Grain Brain." This books tells you everything you need to know about sugar and carbs and how they affect your body.

I consume between 300-500 grams of carbs per day. Plenty of natural and added sugar. Why am I not extremely fat?

psychod787

As stated above sugar only causes you to gain weight if you are in a surplus overall. Now, that stated, it can be easy to over eat on added sugars, as they can be calorically dense. Most things that people think of as "sugar" also comes with a healthy dose of calorie dense fat. Let's do a comparison. 200gram sweet potato... roughy 180cals. 4/5ths of a snickers is roughly the same. The sweet potato is mostly carbs... aka sugar. Snickers has added sugars, but healthy dose of fat.