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Archived Fed up with 'Fed Up' after only a few minutes in. (fatpeoplehate)
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[–] FriedrichNietzsche ago
Calories are calories, the source doesn't matter, no good science suggests fat or sugars "cause" more weight gain.
Sugar may be more of a "cause" in that it's much easier to consume sugar; a sugary soda and a fatty soda aren't as easy to consume.
I personally believe food corporations are partly to blame for aggressively marketing and pushing unhealthy food as healthy, inaccurate food labeling (0% trans fat doesn't mean there is no trans fat). However we can't get a grip on this out of control practice and put massive sin taxes on chips and soda and shit. It falls on individuals to be ultimately responsible for themselves, their health and to be informed about what they eat.
[–] nikesandheels 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I realize the source doesn't matter, but sugar is a sneaky way to make something more calorically dense than it would be otherwise. Basically an extra 4 grams here, going more heavy-handed than you meant to with the coffeemate, an extra 10 grams there, and you can easily add 200 calories without noticing, while still putting a normal amount of food on your plate. If you accidentally grab the original Mott's Apple Sauce instead of the natural, you add 40 calories. That adds up over time when you're not watching your food labels like a hawk (for clarity, I think that is the problem for people who are marginally overweight or "skinnyfat." Butterbeasts make a consistent effort to eat way more food than a normal human would that can't be chalked up to just not reading the label).
[–] FriedrichNietzsche ago
Yeah I see what you're saying. It's definitely easier to add more sugar than fat