Of Carbs, Sugar, or Fat

[Joe Schmo]

 

[Cob]

Well here's the thing. Carbs are just complex sugars, and fat doesn't actually fatten you up

 

[Joe Schmo]

Well here's the thing. Carbs are just complex sugars, and fat doesn't actually fatten you up

them being complex actually means it takes more work for your body to digest.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

There's simple carbs that are closer to sugars. Sugars themselves take the least effort to digest.

 

[RagnarBuliwyf]

Sugars are the worst in "simple" thoughts. However it's all about moderation.

You don't get a body of a greek god like me (Bacchus) by worrying about such things though. #StrongManLife

 

[Etat]

I wouldn’t rely on the energy required to reduce complex carbs to simple carbs as the mechanism to achieve net 0 (or net negative) energy intake.

I reckon carbs in general, not necessarily just ‘sugar’ (simple carbohydrates), are most culpable with many people unaware gorging  on fruit or starchy products is also bad for you.

 

[Marcus Aurelius]

Yep, starch is just a bunch of glucose daisychained together. Still, it's shocking how much actual sweetener gets shoved into foods you don't think of as sweet.