Bluepill me on sugar

That can't be right, how could it be such a specific number (extra 37.5g) when it doesn't take the entire rest of your diet into account?

>The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends limiting the amount of added sugars you consume to no more than half of your daily discretionary calories allowance. For most American women, that’s no more than 100 calories per day, or about 6 teaspoons of sugar. For men, it’s 150 calories per day, or about 9 teaspoons.

150/4 = 37,5

Pure. Diabetes. I coincidentally have blood sugar problems because of sugar, so I only consume around 10-20 grams a day, and through vegetables at that.

Fat is more than twice as calorie dense as carbs at 9kcal per gram. Also carbs are mostly used for short term energy in the form of glycogen. Long term energy is fat storage. Usually carbs and fat are fine by themselves, but eating food high in both often leads to quick weight gain.

Sugar has no negative effects on health in the absence of weight gain.

>so why did steve redgrave get diabetes?
According to what the little I can find on his diet on Google, Steve Redgrave consumed a high-fat high-protein high-sugar diet that may have even been low in fiber and vegetables. He also claims strong genetic predisposition, which would certainly explain a lot. And you can still have too much visceral fat even as a normal-weight athlete. So unless we have a serious investigation, we do not know specifically why he got diabetes.

Most people want to lose weight though and sugar itself doesn't provide any nutrition, it's just fast and easy energy. Plus more than half of it is metabolised in your liver so it's generally a good idea to avoid it (during or shortly after a long workout it can be a good idea though).

ALL THAT MATTERS FOR WEIGHT GAIN IS THE AMOUNT OF CALS YOU EAT

>not taking half-half
>lucid dreaming with one open eye
I bet you never saw youself eating a spider in your sleep lmao

>This seems like a super small number compared to how much sugar is in our foods.

Stop eating shit and calling it food retard

It's proven to be healthy, that's why eeryone's been eating it ever since it was invented. It's like protein in the sense that the more you eat the better, and it doesn't really have any negatives. If you want to see better results try adding sugar to every meal you eat as well as your shakes, it's scientifically proven to work.