DO SUGARY FOODS MAKE YOU FAT?

The simple fact is that sugary foods are not likely to cause weight gain unless you are a person who tends to overdo it!  Having said that, let's go a little further with this explanation.  Apples are sugary foods.  However, apples are not likely to make one fat.  But when you take that apple and bake it into a pie, cakes, cookie, etc, it will probably add pounds to your body if you eat too many.  Note that a piece of pie from time to time, a cookie occasionally, a piece of cake to celebrate an occasion, etc will not make you fat.  This is where overdoing it comes in.  A whole pie, 2 or 3 pieces of cake, a dozen cookies, etc, changes everything.

When you take that apple and put it in one of the above-mentioned desserts, you usually add sugar, fats, etc.  That is what will cause you to put on weight.  It is not the apple; it is everything you put with it that creates the problem.  You can change that significantly by substituting healthy fats, whole-grains, and reducing sugar in your baking. (By the way, I have some excellent recipes for doing just that on my diabetic blog at http://diabeticenjoyingfood.blogspot.com )  Since I have the recipe blog, I try to avoid posting recipes here.

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