If some candy like gummy lifesavers have 0 grams fat, but has lots of sugar, why does that turn into fat?

Question

I was just wondering.

Answer 1

The ratings on FDA required panel only list what is actually inside the contents, they don't tell you what happens inside your body.

A lot of the sugar we consume is converted directly to fat.

If you eat the lifesaver and then exercise then you can burn off the sugar that it puts into your body. Actually you are burning the sugar that is in your system already, so when the lifesaver is digested then the body won’t lock it in a fat cell, but put it into your body so it can be burned, as fuel, later.

A long time ago when man was a hunter gather sugar was a rare item, usually only found in fruits, and only when they are ripe; since sugar is such an efficient fuel, and rare, our bodies developed a taste for it. The people who like sugar and sought it out tended to survive better than those that didn't.

A million years later our bodies haven't caught up with this yet. Our bodies still think that sugar is a rare and precious commodity so they hoard it. The body likes to have fat, so that in the lean times when game and fruit is scare it can burn the fat for extra calories, allowing the creature to survive longer. (Yes, I am talking about human evolution.) It burns the sugar that it needs and then hoards the rest. When the food gets scarce (our you start to diet) then the body gets worried and starts to slow down the metabolism so it won’t lose its valuable fat reserves. Only when the diet has gone on a while will the body grudgingly release its fat reserves. That’s why dieting starts slow and SAFE weight loss is always a pretty low (10 lbs or less a month).

The problem, now days, is that some people get too much sugar in their diet, or more than their bodies can handle. This leads to diabetes. Other forms of diabetes happen when the gene to develop insulin is defective. Some lucky kids can grow out of diabetes as their body improves its capability to make insulin. Other people need an external source of insulin to control the sugar levels in their body, they may have damaged their own insulin production, or they may not be able to produce enough insulin. Not all people with diabetes need to take insulin, those with a lower level of diabetes can get by with medication and by watching their food intake. If they have such a case of diabetes and don’t control their sugar intake then their diabetes will get worse as their body’s insulin production system gets overloaded. Someone with diabetes still needs sugar; they just need to control the sugar levels. If their sugar level gets too low then they can pass out, or look drunk; this is call hypoglycemia.

Scientists are working on “turning off” our fat gene. They are seeking a medication the will prevent the body from putting on fat. You can stop taking the pill when you need to start building up fat reserves. Eventually you can take the medication at a low or maintenance dose to slow down the body’s tendency to gain fat. Currently injection drug trials are going on. Scientists want to create a pill form so that it can be stable over a long period and easier to handle. They don’t want to permanently change your body’s tendency to create fat, because that can be harmful. If it is not permanent that means that they will always have consumers who want to buy their pill.

Sugar is an efficient fuel, it was once rare, but now it isn’t. Our body thinks it is still rare so it likes to store it in fat. Too much of it can damage the body’s capability to control the sugar level. Since our bodies still think that sugar is rare it never had to develop large amounts of insulin. This is why adults can get diabetes.

Answer 2

If your body has too much sugar in the bloodstream, and you aren't using up that energy, then it stores the extra energy as fat.

Over time, your body is the result of how well you are maintaining that balance between the food that you eat and the energy that you need to live. If you eat a lot of sugary candy, your body has had to quickly store that extra sugar every day, as a fat tummy or hips. If you eat more compex carbohydrates (like whole grain breads) then your body uses that energy more efficiently, meaning less fat over time.

Answer 3

Sugar doesn't turn into fat.Your body takes extra calories that it doesn't need at the moment and stores them.Sugar is way easier to turn into energy than fat is,so your body burns sugar first.Any fat in the food you eat that day is stored until it has nothing else to convert into energy,or "burn".

Answer 4

Your fat cells take up the sugar in the blood and this is how they increase in size. Inside the fat cells the sugar is converted to fat.

Answer 5

what happens is all calories but i dont know why if are not used it will begin to become fat and then settles in your body i am studing for a doctor 1 more year to go

Answer 6

opt for peanut butter or almond butter spreads instead of cream cheese or butter

Answer 7

stand while you open and read your mail

Answer 8

Consume honey before bed because consumption of honey may help to burn more fat during those early hours of sleep

Answer 9

Don t take rest more than 30 seconds between exercises

Answer 10

automate your eating by planning your meals ahead of time that way you re less likely to make an unhealthy last minute food choice