Sweet on sugar?

Ok so I was wrong...I recently advised a friend that a little more fat in her daily diet would be better than eating a little more sugar. Actually, even though the added fats and sugars in our diets should be used sparingly, sugars would be a better choice for various reasons. First of all, if we are staying inside of our caloric goals for the day, replacing some more nutritional items with some added sugar is okay, because sugar and sweetness bring pleasure, and your mind's health is just as important than your body's. Also, sugar and carbohydrates yield less calories, gram for gram, than fat does, so it's harder to overindulge (but not impossible!!). As far as storage goes, fat is [logically] easier for the body to store because it is already in the same form, it just needs to be transported to the storage area (usually our bellies,right??), whereas sugars and carbs, if not used, must be converted, and this conversion uses energy and is a process in itself as well.

Those are just a few things I learned from reading my wife's nutritional textbook yesterday on the train. Now, I'm not saying to drink pop all day and eat cookies!! Studies have also shown a link between what excess sugar can do: sugar, in excess, actually can lead to saturated fats being released into the bloodstream, which is not good, but don't worry too much, this would have to really be an erroneous amount to make this dangerous, just take it easy. Consuming excess fat, however, is much more detrimental, and actually contributes much more to obesity and diabetes than sugar actually does. Studies from groups of obese people and those of normal-weight people eating similar sugar intakes has shown that the obese, and those who take in excess fats, especially saturated fats, are more susceptible to diabetes while normal-weight people and those on low-fat diets show little or no development of diabetes. So it's really just like my doctor told me for a decade or so: "If you want to avoid health problems in the future, just keep your weight down." As simple as that sounds, it is the truth, and if you are obese or overweight and your diet is lacking, please contact me to find out how we can integrate better dietary choices along with home fitness to find a solution to future health problems such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, etc. I sure don't wish any of that on anyone, and I am doing my best to avoid it. Shouldn't you? Click on the title of this link to connect to my coach page and find out more about what I am doing. Thanks for reading everyone!