[Jiwu]

Can sugar make me fat? How about coffee? And juice drinks?

Thanks

[AngelsWhisper]

Of course lol Consuming sugar can make you ten times fatter than eating just meat. It depends what kind of drink. A fruit juice have sugar but that's okay. As long it doesn't have pounds of sugar mix in it [home-made lemonade]. Avoid drinking soda, it have lots and lots of sugar, obviously. Coffee can make you somewhat fat too..Just don't drink like 5 cups a day =S

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

and bad for your teeth too

[cathyy_]

stay away from sugar
IT'S EVIL
xD

[Gravity]

yes, definitely. that's why when people are losing weight, they stop drinking any types of soda or drinks with too much sugar in them.

[yoonjoo89]

Yes.
But aspartame is worse (diet drinks)... So if you really must drink soda, go for the actual soda and not the diet versions. Though I avoid soda altogether.

Same with juice. Most juices in the US are made from concentrate. Which means that the companies don't actually have to reveal how they got to that 'concentrate'. Some juices (like V8, those tricky bastards) put high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener that is nearly four times as sweet as sugar, in juice.
so read the ingredients and use your head =]
<3y.

[Kaniel]

Yes, it can be really bad for you. The best way to still drink juice without having to worry about what's in it is to actually sqeeze your own juice.

[RussianButterfly]

Not from plain old black coffee.
But when you put milk or sugar in it, well...yeah.

Starbucks is evil in that way.

[Nana]

Of course lol Consuming sugar can make you ten times fatter than eating just meat. It depends what kind of drink. A fruit juice have sugar but that's okay. As long it doesn't have pounds of sugar mix in it [home-made lemonade]. Avoid drinking soda, it have lots and lots of sugar, obviously. Coffee can make you somewhat fat too..Just don't drink like 5 cups a day =S

I'd say juice is only okay when it's 100% real fruit juice, none of the fake flavored stuff.

Yes of course sugar can make you fat. Actually the worst calories are liquid ones in juices, coffee (starbucks) etc.

[iwanabiggal0lly]

I heard if you dont exercise after you drink sugar stuff, it will turn to fat since you dont burn/use it.

[KuYA II]

sugar makes me break out, but not sure about fat *shrugs* (when i got addicted to boba...now i'm trying to less consumption of it)

[rainparade]

Yes, sugar can make you fat. How? Your liver stores sugars (glucose) for later use.
If you consume more sugar than you should well your body converts the glucose into
fat. Thus, you gain weight.

Try to avoid juice. People say it's made from fruit but come on...juice is loaded with
sugar. If you want a little bit of sugar have half an apple or half a banana.

[emceej]

yeah it can get you fat.
but sugars that are from juice or coffee are not good for you :x

[charzzy]

lets all just drink plain water
so we wouldnt have to fret about sugar making us fat XD

[joongified.]

Of course it can make you fat! xD
Yes I agree, stick with water!

[souljunkie]

Sugar=fat.
You'll obviously get fat if you consume large amounts of it.

You'll end up being a toothless fatty.

[witchery]

^
ROFLMAO, toothless fatty.
yeh sugary foods is even worse than fatty meats....argh....i eat so much chocolate each day so i get so many cavities as well as flab.

abt the coffee...i guess it's not that bad if u use skim milk and not that much sugar in it...i have heard that coffee, being a stimulant, boosts ur metabolism.
and dont drink those juices like cordial, drink homemade orange juice and stuff....im lucky that i really detest soft drinks like Coke and hate cordial even more, because they're so full of sugar, rot your teeth, and full of sodium.

[nymph]

Carbs 4calories a gram
Protein 4 calories a gram
Fat 9 calories a gram
Alcohol 7 calories a gram

Sugar falls under the carbohydrate category and yes they can make you fat if you consume too much. Just look at your overall diet and adjust accordingly

Yes.
But aspartame is worse (diet drinks)... So if you really must drink soda, go for the actual soda and not the diet versions. Though I avoid soda altogether.

Same with juice. Most juices in the US are made from concentrate. Which means that the companies don't actually have to reveal how they got to that 'concentrate'. Some juices (like V8, those tricky bastards) put high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener that is nearly four times as sweet as sugar, in juice.
so read the ingredients and use your head =]
<3y.

I disagree that aspartame is worse. There seems to be some debate about artificial sweeteners among consumers but my teachers have yet to tell me they're harmful. If we're just comparing diet vs regular soda, diet is definitely better based on the fact that it provides 0 calories from added sugar while regular has loads.

And the American Dietetic Association's position on high fructose corn syrup is that "there is insufficient evidence to conclude that HFCS alters metabolism to uniquely promote deposition of body fat or greater food intake"... so there's really nothing distinctively harmful about high fructose corn syrup compared to regular table sugar... Nothing that we know of so far

[rufflezz]

Yeah, it's really bad for your body. But you have to consume a certain amount of it because your body lives off of sugar and other things. If you have alot, you should consider exercising ^^;

[swtfirefly]

Of course it's bad for you.
Sugar = carbohydrates.

That's why its not good if you eat too much of it.