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Fat Free vs Sugar Free

cort330
cort330 Posts: 27 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
What is actually better to consume for weight loss? Can't find any reliable sources on this debate. Operative word, "reliable". What's your take?

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  • UrbanRunner81
    UrbanRunner81 Posts: 1,207 Member
    i stay away from both. You need fat in your diet and I don't like fake sugars so if I indulge I eat the real deal.
  • Symphony2
    Symphony2 Posts: 38 Member
    Avoid anything 'fat free' - the sugar content is always huge (check out all those 'fat free' yogurts and compare). 'Sugar-free' is a marketing ploy - if something 'needs' sugar, then it needs it - if it's sugar-free as advertised, then it's been substituted with something else. Stop looking at the marketing rubbish and look at the label. It takes two seconds to check the ingredients - if the word 'sugar' is within the first five ingredients don't buy it! It really IS that easy. Hope that helps - 'branding' has so much to answer for and makes everything so confusing. Another tip ... if you can't pronounce and ingredient, then you shouldn't be eating it (that one helped me a lot)! :)
  • cort330
    cort330 Posts: 27 Member
    Another tip ... if you can't pronounce and ingredient, then you shouldn't be eating it (that one helped me a lot)! :)


    Reminds of another piece of advice - avoid any product with more than five ingredients.
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