Carbs/Sugar don't make you fat.

Jacwhite22
Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
edited December 18 in Food and Nutrition
Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
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  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    In before potential s**t storm
  • VirginiaWoof
    VirginiaWoof Posts: 147
    bump
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    Totally agree. Backed up by the Twinkie Diet.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Agreed, and posting this to pre-empt the blanket statements about insulin spikes from people who don't understand that fat oxidation will exceed fat storage in a caloric deficit.

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements
  • superstankazz
    superstankazz Posts: 193
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)
  • superstankazz
    superstankazz Posts: 193
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements
    LIKE^^^
  • robynj88
    robynj88 Posts: 104 Member
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)
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    Amen to that sister!
  • rebeccap13
    rebeccap13 Posts: 754 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements
    LIKE^^^

    Haha. To think that someone actually believes you're supporting Taubes.
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    I'm sure most people know this. But people aren't getting fat from eating too much raw veggies. Based solely from the experiences I've heard on MFP, the problem foods tend to be refined, crappy, processed sugars/foods/etc. While cutting the excess calories they are consuming in order to create a deficit, sugar and carbs will inevitably be cut too. What's the issue?

    ETA: by "cut" I don't mean eliminate
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements

    trolololol
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0Umx7uWaKG8u5uDV_k9SEhb-qHSi2fH4u2b3FYyXanWJOij7zag
  • jenniejengin
    jenniejengin Posts: 784 Member
    interested to see where this is heading
  • 10KEyes
    10KEyes Posts: 250 Member
    Grabbing a handful of raw almonds and sitting back to watch the show.... ;)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements
    LIKE^^^

    Haha. To think that someone actually believes you're supporting Taubes.

    He's a modern day genius, how could I not?
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)
    This would make sense, except high protein and high fat diets also contribute to insulin resistance.
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/145544.php

    Insulin resistance is a symptom of obesity, and there are hundreds, if not thousands of causes for it, it's not just sugar and carbs.

    Oh, and that link came from a Google search for Insulin Resistance. So, if you're going to tell other people to google it, you may want to take your own advice.
  • RachelsReboot
    RachelsReboot Posts: 569 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)

    Don't even bother with them, they just want an argument.
  • RachelsReboot
    RachelsReboot Posts: 569 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)
    This would make sense, except high protein and high fat diets also contribute to insulin resistance.
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/145544.php

    Insulin resistance is a symptom of obesity, and there are hundreds, if not thousands of causes for it, it's not just sugar and carbs.

    Oh, and that link came from a Google search for Insulin Resistance. So, if you're going to tell other people to google it, you may want to take your own advice.

    Then how do you get insulin resistance with the absence of obesity?
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I see I'm not the only one that never gets tired of the carb arguments. They are more fun even than water vs liquid or muscle weighing more then fat.
  • ChelseaM18
    ChelseaM18 Posts: 303
    I agree with you. BUT You're macros are so important. If you stay in your caloric range and have 80 grams of sugar, you're going to look a hell of a lot different than someone who stays in their caloric range and has 30 grams of sugar.

    Can understand why people would disagree with my point because of calories in and calories out, I just found personally that the lower the sugar the better my body replies.
  • VirginiaWoof
    VirginiaWoof Posts: 147
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Agreed, and posting this to pre-empt the blanket statements about insulin spikes from people who don't understand that fat oxidation will exceed fat storage in a caloric deficit.

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319


    Someone told me to stop eating oatmeal because it causes 'unhealthy insulin spikes' and sugar cravings. My oatmeal is just 40g of oats cooked in water. I refuse to believe that stuff is ****ty for me.
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    I see I'm not the only one that never gets tired of the carb arguments. They are more fun even than water vs liquid or muscle weighing more then fat.

    LOL, it's never any new arguments either. The same people can have this exact discussion every single day and never get tired of it.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.
    Do yourself a favor and google "Insulin Resistance"! Carbs and sugar ABSOLUTELY DO make some people fat! Just had to throw THAT out there:)
    This would make sense, except high protein and high fat diets also contribute to insulin resistance.
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/145544.php

    Insulin resistance is a symptom of obesity, and there are hundreds, if not thousands of causes for it, it's not just sugar and carbs.

    Oh, and that link came from a Google search for Insulin Resistance. So, if you're going to tell other people to google it, you may want to take your own advice.

    Then how do you get insulin resistance with the absence of obesity?
    You don't. You don't have to be overweight according to BMI to have obese levels of body fat. Insulin resistance happens when there is excess fat in the blood stream that prevents insulin receptors from receiving insulin. It can also be tracked, measured, and predicted by the amounts of free fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids in the blood stream.
  • fitniknik
    fitniknik Posts: 713 Member
    Somewhat True, HOWEVER....
    I find if I consume lots of them (still everything else in my macros) I tend to then be a BOTTOMLESS PIT!!!
    When I watch the carbs/sugar I dont crave them like the ones in my cupboard are the last ones on earth and if I dont eat them someone else will...
  • CynGoddess
    CynGoddess Posts: 188 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    well sorry, but I have proved that wrong. my Dr. backed up the findings and took them to a world wide convention on insulin resistance. hate to be the one to bust your arrogance, but not everyone is equal but enjoy your little world where you know everything.
  • jamiesadler
    jamiesadler Posts: 634 Member
    Grabbing a handful of raw almonds and sitting back to watch the show.... ;)

    I agree these ones always get a bit "loud"
  • greasygriddle_wechnage
    greasygriddle_wechnage Posts: 246 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Obviously you have not read Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes or you would not make such ignorant statements
    LIKE^^^

    Haha. To think that someone actually believes you're supporting Taubes.

    He's a modern day genius, how could I not?

    well thank god you realize that! HA! lmao :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • keola64
    keola64 Posts: 207 Member
    Eating too much.....(more than your maintenance) regardless of macronutrient composition makes you fat. Just had to throw this out there.

    Seriously? Sugar... one of the main contributers to belly fat,you will rarely find someone with beautiful ABS consuming high quantities of sugar daily,added/fruits/ect. As for carbs,good carbs are needed but bad carbs will cause unwanted effects on the body in most cases.
  • sniperzzzz
    sniperzzzz Posts: 282 Member
    Awesome i can now eat haribo all day, as long as im under maintenance lol
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