Adverse effects from frequent ice cream eating?

trogalicious

if "being awesome" is an effect...

Cindyinpg

if "being awesome" is an effect...

LOL! That's me! I eat ice cream EVERY single day and still manage to meet all of my calorie/macro/micro/fiber/health/fitness/weightloss goals. I am 44 and healthier today than I was at 24. :drinker:
Ice cream everyday =Awesomeness

deksgrl

I think the point a few people have been trying to make is that while you might get away with eating like this in your 20s or 30s, you MAY not get away with it health-wise in your 40s and 50s, that's all.

One scoop, on a sugar cone, 2-3 times per week?

No, more in reference to post such as "chocolate , cookies , doughnuts , chips , sweets etc... about every day".

Fact remains that a lot of people posting these views are relatively young and won't know how a continued diet of those foods will affect them, as none of us have a crystal ball.

So before you try to put words in my mouth, I'm not saying anyone WILL have problems, what I'm saying is what doesn't affect you at age 20 may not have the same effect at age 50. Whether you care about that or not is up to each individual.

Go back and check the ages on some of these people. Many of the advocates of fitting enjoyable foods into your day while remaining healthy and active are 40+. Outside of medical conditions that may occur, monitoring your calories in vs. calories out at age 20 is the same principle of healthy weight maintenance and loss at age 50.

But, keeping relevant to the topic: my adverse effect from frequently eating ice cream is blowing up the toilet.

I am 50. I eat ice cream several times a week. There isn't anything wrong with my pancreas or blood sugar or anything else and I can still lose weight.

SoDamnHungry

The only adverse effect I can think of is being too unbelievably happy. Wait, that's not an adverse side effect. Enjoy your ice cream.

jess17587

omg red velvet
but you do have skinny cow which is a good low calorie option.
try frozen yogurt big tubs of yoo moo or walls and i think ben and jerrys do a small range

i think ice cream and no cone every day is okay but only have 2 scoops and dont continue with another snack 30 minutes later
let the ice cream be a 1 ONE afternoon snack up untill dinner time

Iwishyouwell

I am an ice cream fiend. It's my favorite food, has been for as long as I can remember. I severely limit it, but when I do have it boy do I OVERindulge. I can easily throw down a half gallon over the course of a few hours, and have done so (just recently actually). I DO NOT keep true ice cream in my house; it never lasts.

It you don't have any predisposition toward insulin issues, you shouldn't have any problem enjoying a moderate amount of ice cream daily. Plenty of cultures have had ice cream, or like desserts, as a part of their cultural, daily norms and have been just fine. If it's not triggering you to fall into a mudslide (preferable a chocolate one), then it's fine.

If you are running into issues of overeating it, or it triggering binges, try alternatives. Breyers makes no-sugar added and low carb versions that taste pretty decent, and have very little sugar. Those I've found I can eat with a bit more sense, and with less triggering.

Also I've come to find that frozen bananas have a texture, and taste, close enough to ice cream to be a great substitute. Sometimes I like to add peanuts and unsweetened cocoa as a makeshift sundae.

WendyTerry420

I think the point a few people have been trying to make is that while you might get away with eating like this in your 20s or 30s, you MAY not get away with it health-wise in your 40s and 50s, that's all.

I think it's pretty well-established that the above "point" is unproven by science. In fact, many healthy elderly people eat ice cream daily. (And bacon with fried eggs, horrors!)

niricava

Nothing wrong with ice cream. Talenti Gelato *drools*.

I agree. Wish they made it in "single serving" size...because if I bought it now, I would have a hard time not finishing the whole container!

Penfoldsplace

I am in love with mini cornettos at the moment, they are between 100-150 cals and real ice cream not that weird low fat stuff. I have been having one every evening recently and they haven't done me any harm .

roxylola

Can't believe nobody is concerned about the effect that it might be having on your teeth!

On the what works now thing I am all in favour of all things in moderation however, my grandmother died of bowel cancer, her specialist told us that what you are eating now will be having effects on your bowels etc in 20 years. She had a relatively healthy diet for the 5 or so years before diagnosis, but go back 20 years and the triggers were there after all!

Cindyinpg

Can't believe nobody is concerned about the effect that it might be having on your teeth!

On the what works now thing I am all in favour of all things in moderation however, my grandmother died of bowel cancer, her specialist told us that what you are eating now will be having effects on your bowels etc in 20 years. She had a relatively healthy diet for the 5 or so years before diagnosis, but go back 20 years and the triggers were there after all!

I have always held the belief that dental health is more dependent on hygiene (brushing, flossing, regular cleaning visits) rather than diet. I would think that many of the more acidic fruits have the potential to have more damaging impact of dental health than ice cream. Maybe a dentist or hygienist will chime in on this point?

roxylola

Not what my dentist tells me, hygiene is for gums, food is what rots your teeth