why does sugar make us fat

lemurcat12 wrote: »

serapel wrote: »

Last night I ate about 500 cals of chocolate covered almonds. I thought of you all as I ate them; so good!

I love chocolate covered almonds. Pret sells them in a 220 calorie serving sizes with a dark, milk, and white chocolate mix (I like the dark chocolate ones the best). Of the 220 calories, 80 are from sugar, and 126 are from fat. These are pretty high sugar example of chocolate-covered almonds, but they were an easy source and I do enjoy them occasionally.

Curious why you thought of us, but since chocolate covered almonds are delicious, I will assume that we are associated with positive, joyful experiences!

My life is so much better now that I'm on MFP. I feel lighter and have a bounce in my step.

You know for a fact research has been posted on MFP that it does do that. In nutrition ketosis ketone production doesn't taper off.

tmoneyag99 wrote: »

Blood sugar spikes then deep valleys spur on hunger (at least in some of us) Cutting out those foods that cause your blood sugar to spike helps you keep an even blood sugar level. So when you *crash* after a sugar surge and you eat more you eat more than you truly need.


I have seen it in my self. I have noticed that when I eat 2 boiled eggs for breakfast I can make it to lunch without feeling like I'm going to knaw my arm off. BUT when I have a piece of pumkin bread from Sbux or a croisant, you can set your watch on it, 2 hours later I will be hungry again.

I prefer *not* to have to play this mental strength game with my body. I find foods that satisfy me for longer periods of time and I don't get hungry and I don't over eat except when in social situations. For me the foods that satisfy the most are protein rich foods. I am *not* one of those people that can eat large amounts of fiber and have it satisfy me. I have tried. Meat, cheese, nuts and fruit keep me from feeling hungry meal to meal. That's why those kind of diets work for me.

Falling off the wagon and eating sugar for me is like a newly recovered Alcoholic walking into a bar. It's ugly and generally inadvisable. I can't explain it and I know so many on here will tout how ridiculous these theories are. BUT Know thy self, and to thine own self be true.

If you are hungry 2hrs after eating 200 calories of starchy carbs but 4hrs after eating 200 calories after eating protien & fat you're totally chill guess what that means for you... Stay The F* away from sugar and starch

I share the same experience as you.

GaleHawkins wrote: »

You know for a fact research has been posted on MFP that it does do that. In nutrition ketosis ketone production doesn't taper off.

It's the initial production of additional ketones that cause the increase in EE. During the period, body fat is not lost either.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/83/5/1055.long

"The greater success of LC diets than of the conventional low-fat HC diet with respect to weight loss has been attributed to the maintenance of previous REE during active weight loss and to reduced hunger (17), but it is unclear whether these factors are related to dietary carbohydrate restriction or to increased dietary protein. Weight-adjusted REE increased in both diet groups over the 6-wk trial, but blood β-hydroxybutyrate concentrations were not correlated with REE (r = −0.014, P = 0.921), which indicates that the protein content of the diet, rather than the severity of the carbohydrate restriction, likely contributed to the elevations in REE. These data support the contention that calorie-reduced diets high in protein facilitate weight loss, in part, by preserving the metabolic rate (7, 8, 18). Fat-free mass, the major determinant of REE (19), was not correlated with REE in the present trial and cannot explain the observed increases in metabolism. Furthermore, exercise and activity levels remained constant in all study participants during the trial. It is possible that the high-protein diets increased body protein turnover, which increased peptide bond synthesis as well as hydrolysis, processes that require ATP (20)."



In summary, differentiating between ketogenic and nonketogenic LC diets is an important consideration for clinical practice because ketogenic diets have been associated with adverse metabolic events including elevated LDL (26) and cardiac complications (36, 37). In the current study, the KLC diet did not offer any significant metabolic advantage over the NLC diet. Both diets were effective at reducing total body mass and insulin resistance, but, because blood ketones were directly related to LDL-cholesterol concentrations and because inflammatory risk was elevated with adherence to the KLC diet, severe restrictions in dietary carbohydrate are not warranted. Furthermore, the NLC diet was associated with feelings of high energy and a more favorable mood profile than was the KLC diet. Practitioners should advise patients who wish to follow an LC diet to choose low-fat meats and dairy products, 8–9 daily servings of fruit and vegetables, and a dietary carbohydrate limit near 100–125 g/d. Patients should know that there is no apparent metabolic advantage associated with ketosis during dieting.

tmoneyag99 wrote: »

Blood sugar spikes then deep valleys spur on hunger (at least in some of us) Cutting out those foods that cause your blood sugar to spike helps you keep an even blood sugar level. So when you *crash* after a sugar surge and you eat more you eat more than you truly need.


I have seen it in my self. I have noticed that when I eat 2 boiled eggs for breakfast I can make it to lunch without feeling like I'm going to knaw my arm off. BUT when I have a piece of pumkin bread from Sbux or a croisant, you can set your watch on it, 2 hours later I will be hungry again.

I prefer *not* to have to play this mental strength game with my body. I find foods that satisfy me for longer periods of time and I don't get hungry and I don't over eat except when in social situations. For me the foods that satisfy the most are protein rich foods. I am *not* one of those people that can eat large amounts of fiber and have it satisfy me. I have tried. Meat, cheese, nuts and fruit keep me from feeling hungry meal to meal. That's why those kind of diets work for me.

Falling off the wagon and eating sugar for me is like a newly recovered Alcoholic walking into a bar. It's ugly and generally inadvisable. I can't explain it and I know so many on here will tout how ridiculous these theories are. BUT Know thy self, and to thine own self be true.

If you are hungry 2hrs after eating 200 calories of starchy carbs but 4hrs after eating 200 calories after eating protien & fat you're totally chill guess what that means for you... Stay The F* away from sugar and starch

Why do I have to stay away from carbs?

lemurcat12 wrote: »

psulemon wrote: »

GaleHawkins wrote: »

andreakreymborg wrote: »

If you really want to know sugar makes you fat because of the chemical reaction that happens when it is processed by our livers. This process stops the I'm full message getting to our brain. So our brain sends out the message "eat more food and don't do anything we are starving".
Search sweet poison in YouTube. It stooped me in my tracks.

@andreakreymborg welcome to MFP forums.

Sugar and processed carbs also makes my fuel gauge read EMPTY all the time.

I would be interested hear from anyone that can eat until they are full that can gain more 6 pounds in the next 6 months eating no sugar and no more than 50 grams of whole carbs daily.

Considering fats don't fill me up, I could easily do that. Just because you can't do something, doesn't mean others can't. I got fat from high amounts of fats in my diet... especially meat.

Unlimited cheese alone would make it super easy for me.

I'm pretty sure hunks of sharp cheddar washed down with pints of whole milk was one of the primary contributions to my weight gain. Like i seriously used to sit down to 1/4 to 1/2 Lb of sharp cheddar and a pint of whole milk for desert...