Is the sugar in skim milk bad for you?

Sidesteal: I nearly spat my sugar free rockstar out on my keyboard man! (And I'm not even joking)

LOL, sugar is not added to plain milk, of any kind! Unless you are adding it yourself? :huh:

Absolutely. Not

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Edit: Perhaps if you're lactose intolerant. Or if you have diabetes... But if you're healthy and eating at a calorie deficit, trying to lose weight, the sugar present in skim milk is not bad for you at all.

I'll agree with you and do one better, I am a type 2 diabetic and I drink 2 gallons of 1% Milk a week and have through my entire weightloss and have manage to lose a few pounds.... Doesn't effect my diabetes at all......

I have been drinking almond milk, but I need more protein because I am trying to build muscle, and 1 g protein per cup is just not enough for me. Plus, I have missed the taste of regular milk, so I decided to get skim because it has more protein, with 8 grams per cup and no fat. The carb count, however, is 12 g per cup all from sugar. I have heard from several people that it is good sugars and the same amount say it is bad. Could someone please clear this up for me?

Okay, I'll try to clear this up, but the issue is a bit controversial:

-fact: sugar is not good for you. Milk doesn't have that much though and is hard to over drink (I don't know that many people who sit around drinking gallons of milk continually all day long). So it's not a very big concern for anyone who's active and doesn't have diabetes.
-fact: the people who get fat from drinking sugar are usually drinking stuff like soda, juice, cool-aid, etc., with tons of added sugar. Not milk.
-fact: while skim milk is lower calorie due to zero fat, it's also less tasteful (IMHO), less filling, and has a higher percentage of calories from sugar.
-fact: there isn't much data to suggest that skim milk is any better for you than whole milk. In general, the whole "low fat" craze has turned out to be a failure for long term weight loss. That's why I usually use 2% or whole milk.

So, it's really up to you. Milk is high quality protein and is great for building muscle. But, if your goal is to lose weight, then milk might not be the optimal choice of a protein source b/c it has a significant amount of calories from other sources (unlike say, egg whites or lean meat). However, you really can't go that wrong with milk. So if you like it, then go for it.

-fact: sugar is not good for you.

what does "not good for you" mean?

-fact: sugar is not good for you.

what does "not good for you" mean?

Well i guess that depends what the meaing of "is" is.

no it doesn't

It means he likes making up facts.

I could spend a long time writing an intelligent answer to a stupid question but what's the point? There's a plethora of data demonstrating that sugar is bad for you. If you're too lazy to do even the most basic research, why should I waste my time?

It means he likes making up facts.

I could spend a long time writing an intelligent answer to a stupid question but what's the point? There's a plethora of data demonstrating that sugar is bad for you. If you're too lazy to do even the most basic research, why should I waste my time?

Yep, because if I disagree with you that means I haven't done any research. That's some sound logic there, probably the same logic that led you to your conclusion about sugar.
Unfortunately, the onus is on you to prove "sugar is not good for you". Good luck with that.

I put sugar on a piece of corn and it started yelling racial slurs at my microwave. The microwave got deeply offended and refused to cook anything. I ended up drinking my sorrows away with an armless guy named Phil.

LMAO!!! If I hadn't looked at the profile pic I would've sworn my husband wrote this.

Absolutely.

It is not natural sugar, it is added so that the skimmed milk is palatable.

Have you considered switching to an organic soymilk, or bonsoy? They have at most 7g of sugar per serve, and about the same protein as milk.

Good luck!

Good gravy. Nobody adds sugar to milk to make skim milk more palatable

I do . . . I call it Quick and it comes in either strawberry or chocolate . . . yummmm