A study has
suggested foods high in sugar and fat might not need to result in significant weight gain.
Not exact matches
A study published last April
suggested that
in less than a week, a diet
high in saturated fat can reduce your muscles» ability to turn the
sugar in food into energy.
More than two
in three adults
in the United States are considered overweight or obese, with substantial biomedical and clinical evidence
suggesting that chronic overconsumption of a «western diet» —
foods consisting
high levels of
sugars and fats — is a major cause of this epidemic.
They exclude grains, processed
foods,
sugars, legumes (including soy and peanuts),
foods made with
sugars, processed oils, chemicals and
high omega - 6 vegetable oils (not to
suggest omega - 6 fats are bad — but
in excess, and
in disproportion to omega - 3 fats can lead to inflammation and other health risks).
A second study by some of the same researchers also revealed that mice eating
food laced with the artificial sweetener aspartame had
higher blood
sugar levels than mice eating
food without it, which
suggests it may increase your risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.iii
In a statement, the researchers noted:
Are you finding yourself trying to choose
foods and diet plans that are
high in lean protein, sustain you with healthy fats, choose carbs that don't spike blood
sugar levels, or only
suggest real, unprocessed
foods as the means to losing weight quickly and safely?
The results
suggest that the pervasiveness of
high - fructose corn syrup
in Western diets — the
sugar is found
in many processed
foods and beverages, including juice and soda — may contribute to the obesity epidemic, experts say.
These findings are consistent with those
suggested by the results
in limited short - term trials: consumption of starches and refined grains may be less satiating, increasing subsequent hunger signals and total caloric intake, as compared with equivalent numbers of calories obtained from less processed,
higher - fiber
foods that also contain healthy fats and protein.27 Consumption of processed
foods that are
higher in starches, refined grains, fats, and
sugars can increase weight gain.28 - 30
Further examination showed that, within this profile, > 70 % of the mothers reported keeping chocolate, fruit - flavored chewy candies, cookies, and chips out of reach, whereas < 10 % reported keeping popcorn and pretzels out of reach, which
suggested that these mothers were more likely to use the coercive practice of keeping snack
foods out of reach when
foods were
high in sugar and / or fat.