If I had a choice between 2 similar foods. One that was fat free but contained sugar, and one that was sugar free but contained fat, which would be the lesser of the 2 evils?
Assume the amounts of sugar and fat are the same.
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Thread: Which is worse fat or sugar?
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06-26-2004, 10:30 AM #1
Which is worse fat or sugar?
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06-26-2004, 10:37 AM #2Cross into the blue
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Re: Which is worse fat or sugar?
Well fat is more calorie dense than sugar, but it also depends on the type of fatOriginally posted by Jhay
If I had a choice between 2 similar foods. One that was fat free but contained sugar, and one that was sugar free but contained fat, which would be the lesser of the 2 evils?
Assume the amounts of sugar and fat are the same.
Not to mention, just because it is sugar free doesn't mean that it doesn't contain a crap load of white flour or maltoThe Holy Trinity: Diet, weight training and cardio
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06-26-2004, 10:42 AM #3
This is a question with too many variables to answer.
If the fat is a healthy fat (like flax, fish, or something of that nature) then definitely the fat.
If the fat is a transfatty acid, and the sugar is something like fructose in an orange, then definitely the sugar.A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man.
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06-26-2004, 11:34 AM #4Registered User
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Depends, alot of people say that upping carbs and lowering fat extremely low helps them *People Like Me* Other people would say that eating moderate to moderately low carbhydratse with fats compensating for the calorie reduction works better, it all depends on your body chemistry dude. Carbohydrates give me the energy I need, not fats...thats why your body burns carbs first. I always feel alot better, like I have more energy and overall feeling of well being when I eat my carbs. A high fruit, vegetable, grain I.E a book called Fit For Life, the original 1980's print is what helped me lose about 35 pounds in 2 months with NOOOOOOO excercise at all, I went to around 11% bodyfat. I still ocassionally ate lean cuts of meat, but you get the idea.
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06-26-2004, 11:38 AM #5Registered User
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MuscleHead, how low do you lower fat for cutting?
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06-26-2004, 11:47 AM #6Registered User
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What exactly do you mean how low do I lower my bodyfat? I've never attempted a cut before, I never go above 11%...I've been steadily maintaining my weight while added muscle for a while now. But I only started SERIOUSLY working out in March.
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06-26-2004, 11:49 AM #7Registered User
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If you're wonderng how low you need your bodyfat to get to see your abs, I'd say 8-7%.
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06-26-2004, 12:04 PM #8Home Alone
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Well it depends on what type of fat and sugar we're talking about.
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06-26-2004, 12:11 PM #9
Re: Which is worse fat or sugar?
Originally posted by Jhay
If I had a choice between 2 similar foods. One that was fat free but contained sugar, and one that was sugar free but contained fat, which would be the lesser of the 2 evils?
Assume the amounts of sugar and fat are the same.
Well, here's the thing - simple carbs lead to an insulin spike, among other things, which trigger the body to store fat, so the WORST case scenario is sugar (or rather, simple carbs) and fat together (hello Snickers bar and McDs!).
I can't pick one as worse than the other. They're both needed in certain quantities, and they're both nutrients that need to be watched and regulated. Just make sure you don't get too much of either and you'll be ok.
That said, I personally would go for the sugar free with fat.5'10"
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06-26-2004, 06:12 PM #10Registered User
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MUSCLEHEAD88, I meant how much dietary fat do you intake. What is you macronutrient split?
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06-26-2004, 06:47 PM #11Registered User
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With my diet I'd eat the fat.
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