DO SUGARY FOODS MAKE YOU FAT?

The simple fact is, 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.