Sugars vs Fats

Reeder06

What is the lesser of 2 evils? Sugars or Fats? You burn sugars first so I would think sugars correct?

__freckles__

What is the lesser of 2 evils? Sugars or Fats? You burn sugars first so I would think sugars correct?

Oh dear..

jwdieter

It's not really worth thinking about. Eat a variety of foods and maintain a calorie deficit.

diannethegeek

Neither is evil. Fats are amazing for you. Don't cut them out of your diet! They help with everything from hormone control, cell regrowth, and vitamin absorption to healthy skin and nails.

AJ_G

What is the lesser of 2 evils? Sugars or Fats? You burn sugars first so I would think sugars correct?

ChrisM8971

There are no evil foods, sugars are found in fruit and not many fruits are evil (although I might consider grapefruit as evil) and many vitamins are fat soluble so you need fats in your diet as well.

Fit them both into a healthy diet and just eat at a calorie deficit

KristaIacobucci

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

cwolfman13

neither are inherently evil. dietary fat is an essential macro-nutrient though, as where sugar is not. dietary fat is necessary for proper hormone regulation, brain function, and nervous system function among other things. roughly 20-30% of your calories should come from dietary fat for proper nutrition.

Just eat a well balanced diet with an emphasis on proper nutrition..get your 4-6 servings of veg in and a couple servings of fruit...eat some lean protein and get in your healthy fats and some whole grains...then have some ice cream for desert and hit your calorie goal.

AJ_G

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

Just about every single thing you said in your comment is absolutely wrong...

__freckles__

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

Wah wah, here we go...

RllyGudTweetr

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

If you could link the evidence that your body can tell the difference between refined and natural sugars during digestion, I'd love to read it.

Hornsby

In, for another train wreck.

kgeyser

Neither is evil, and having eaten chocolate ice cream with whipped cream last night, I can assure you sugar and fat are both wonderful and delicious.

Reeder06

Let me rephrase my inital topic. I am trying to determine which would be a better on the go quick meal, if something is exactly the same in calories, carbs and protein but 1 is higher in fat and the other is higher in sugar. Is there an obvious better choice?

__freckles__

Neither is evil, and having eaten chocolate ice cream with whipped cream last night, I can assure you sugar and fat are both wonderful and delicious.

Had myself a cookie this morning with 470 calories, 22 grams of fat and 39 grams of sugar. And it was freaking FANTASTIC

AJ_G

Let me rephrase my inital topic. I am trying to determine which would be a better on the go quick meal, if something is exactly the same in calories, carbs and protein but 1 is higher in fat and the other is higher in sugar. Is there an obvious better choice?

The answer is: It entirely depends on what you have eaten/will eat for the rest of the day. All that matters is that you hit your macros and calories by the end of the day. As long as that is happening, eat whatever you want, whenever you want and be happy :-)

diannethegeek

Let me rephrase my inital topic. I am trying to determine which would be a better on the go quick meal, if something is exactly the same in calories, carbs and protein but 1 is higher in fat and the other is higher in sugar. Is there an obvious better choice?

There really isn't an obvious better choice. It depends on how it fits into your day and how you react to it. I'd personally reach for something higher in fat because I know that's going to keep me fuller and more satisfied longer. Your mileage may vary.

Reeder06

Ok thank you!

ajaxe432

Interesting read.

http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/twin-brothers-act-guinea-pigs-sugar-v-fat-190600102.html

wheezeybouncer

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

IbiH

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

magerum

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

There's almost nothing factual in these statements.

magerum

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

Propaganda without even the slightest hint of science to back it up.

RivenV

Both are bad and both are good. You want healthy sugars and healthy fats. Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are. If you can opt for complex sugars like oatmeal or 100% whole grain, then awesome! Remember: 1 teaspoon of sugar is only 12 calories, so use that in your coffee instead of gross chemicals like aspertame and sucralose. Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

You do burn sugars first, but that is your fuel, so don't skimp. As long as you are in a total calorie deficit, you should be losing.

IbiH

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

Propaganda without even the slightest hint of science to back it up.

Did you watch it?

AJ_G

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

Propaganda without even the slightest hint of science to back it up.

^Agreed. This "experiment" is a joke. They didn't control calorie intake of the two twins. They went to ridiculous extremes that nobody should ever go to anyway, and their conclusion was don't eat processed foods? Ridiculous...

magerum

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

Propaganda without even the slightest hint of science to back it up.

Did you watch it?

Unfortunately I did. I want my time back.

__freckles__

I don't know if you can play this but this is an intersting program about just that

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03t8r4h/Horizon_20132014_Sugar_v_Fat/

You beat me to it..... interesting programme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5RqPWeqhlI

Propaganda without even the slightest hint of science to back it up.

Did you watch it?

The above link was a minute promo and the other link won't allow us in the states to watch. I read an article on the daily mail about it but it was void of any actual proof.

klyn7788

Let me rephrase my inital topic. I am trying to determine which would be a better on the go quick meal, if something is exactly the same in calories, carbs and protein but 1 is higher in fat and the other is higher in sugar. Is there an obvious better choice?

I always pick fat because the foods that I like that have sugars tend to have significantly less protein and if you're only eating one thing, I think protein is important. I understand in your scenario that your choices have the same amount of protein, but that's not the case for the foods I eat on a regular basis.

ninerbuff

Neither is evil. Fats are amazing for you. Don't cut them out of your diet! They help with everything from hormone control, cell regrowth, and vitamin absorption to healthy skin and nails.

+1. The biggest issue is OVER CONSUMPTION. That's where people need to focus if weight loss is the goal.


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ninerbuff

Refined and bleached sugars are not healthy, but sugars that occur naturally in fruits are.

The body can't tell the difference between the two during breakdown and absorption. Sugar is sugar.

Animal fats and hydrogenated oils are not healthy, but plant fats are, like avocado or nuts or seeds.

Incorrect. Some saturated fat is good. Too much consumption of it is bad. But trans fat should be avoided if possible.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition