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Fat, Sugar and Dieting
Ideal Foods for Weight Loss are Low in Fat and Sugar
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Fat and Sugar - Not Ideal Foods For Weight Loss!

Both fat and sugar are calorie-dense - meaning, they pack many calories into a small space. So when eating fatty or sugary foods, it's easy to eat far too many calories before you get full. Weight-for-weight, pure fat contains twice as many calories as pure protein or pure carbohydrate. In practice, of course, most food is a mixture of all three (and water) in varying proportions but when fat is present in significant amounts the calorie count starts shooting up.

In nature, sugar invariably comes bound up with fiber, as in fresh fruit, which limits the amount of it you can eat. However, once processed and unnaturally concentrated, it is packed with calories.

For comparisons between calorie-dense and lower-calorie foods, click Calories & Weight Control

For other mini-articles about diet, weight loss and sugar, see:

Sugar Has Empty Calories
Sugar in Your Diet
Sugar Intake in Diet
Reduce Sugar Intake in Diet

Insulin, Carbs & Weight - Carbs vs Fat in Diet - Carbs in Weight Loss Diets
Dr Atkins Diet - Carbohydrate Addicts Diet - High Protein Diets
Low Carb Diet - Scarsdale Weight Loss Diet
Carbs in Weight Loss Plans - Complex Carbs & Weight Loss - Syndrome X, Carbs and Insulin
Glycemic Index & Obesity - Low Carb Diets Study - Diabetes: Diet & Weight - Starch Blockers
Do High Carb Diets Help Syndrome X - Cravings for Sweet Foods - Night-Eating Causes
Diet linked to Diabetes - Diet & Carbs - Health Study - Dieting & Blood Sugar - Diet & Blood Sugar

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