Oh exactly! ...and once you're "on it" see what happens when you try to stop cold turkey. It is the #1 secretively addictive ingredient in foods, snacks, and candies.

An easy thing to remember also is that when something says "Low Fat" they have upped the sugar. Compare the original with the Low Fat counterpart.

Fat doesn't necessarily make people fat. Excess calories in any energy form make people fat and it just so happens that more sugary products than fats or proteins are nutritionally empty; So we eat the sugary candies and in an hour are hungry for *real* food...so we eat the real food in addition.

Ta da. 300 extra calories that didn't do a thing for our health have been adde...

Oh exactly! ...and once you're "on it" see what happens when you try to stop cold turkey. It is the #1 secretively addictive ingredient in foods, snacks, and candies.

An easy thing to remember also is that when something says "Low Fat" they have upped the sugar. Compare the original with the Low Fat counterpart.

Fat doesn't necessarily make people fat. Excess calories in any energy form make people fat and it just so happens that more sugary products than fats or proteins are nutritionally empty; So we eat the sugary candies and in an hour are hungry for *real* food...so we eat the real food in addition.

Ta da. 300 extra calories that didn't do a thing for our health have been added to our daily intake. Do this enough days and it doesn't take long for the pounds to add up...and I am only talking about the weight aspect of sugar. The emotional and mental health aspect would be a whole different discussion.