Sugar

missylectro
missylectro Posts: 448 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I keep hearing that clean eating doesn't result in weight loss, but if you eat a ton of sugar won't your body store it to fat? Is that incorrect?

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  • fit_rox
    fit_rox Posts: 83
    The key is calorie deficit. If you are eating high amounts of sugar but are still eating less calories than you are burning, your body will process the sugar and use it for energy, and you will lose weight. Many people tend to cut their sugar intake while dieting to save their calories for protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I keep hearing that clean eating doesn't result in weight loss, but if you eat a ton of sugar won't your body store it to fat? Is that incorrect?
    Sugar is a carbohydrate. Unless you've a specific medical condition like hypoglycemia or diabetes, your body won't treat sugar any differently than any other carbohydrate. Sugar gets a bad rap because it is often used in high-calorie foods, where it is generally used to sweeten fat (which is a necessary nutrient, but which has more calories per gram than carbohydrates or proteins).
  • Life0fbrian
    Life0fbrian Posts: 69 Member
    you should watch this, its funny and interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs

    lots of info about sugar.
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    Google "Twinkie diet." A professor proved that it does not matter if your diet consists of mainly sugar, as long as you have a caloric deficit you will lose weight. He lost 27 pounds eating nothing but snack cakes, cookies, sugary cereal and corn chips.
  • SugaryLynx
    SugaryLynx Posts: 2,640 Member
    http://www.fitnessbaddies.com/your-problem-with-sugar-is-the-problem-with-sugar/ 
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
    you should watch this, its funny and interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evcNPfZlrZs

    lots of misinfo about sugar.

    Fixed.

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  • louisekang
    louisekang Posts: 1
    http://www.fitnessbaddies.com/your-problem-with-sugar-is-the-problem-with-sugar/ 

    That is an excellent article, thanks for posting.

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