Middlesex County, Ontario | John Burns - 11/14/2025 10:44
If you add fat on top of sugar, absolutely. The sugar or carbs raises insulin so energy is directed towards storage (adipose tissue or fat) and the fat consumption gets carried along for the ride.
That is the problem with the typical McDonald's meal. It combines fat and carbohydrates together. Eat the meat only is entirely different than eating the meat with fries and bun. Meat only will raise insulin minimally. The bun and fries will raise it greatly. Add a sugary drink and over the top insulin secretion.
Calories matter but hormones that direct calories matter as much or more. Insulin tells the body what to do with the calories. Store or burn.
I started eating much healthier this year and I've been weighing myself every morning with a smart scale that plots the weight to my phone. It's normal for my weight reading to fluctuate up to about 1.2 lb every morning, but it can fluctuate more on mornings following extreme labour or extreme rest/indulgence.
Something I have noticed is that on the infrequent days where I eat a fast food meal like McDonalds or Wendy's, my weight the next morning is up by like 2 lbs. After those fast food meals my weight is always up, and it's always by a lot. Something I noticed but haven't really been able to explain.
I suppose the additional sugar/carbs in that fast food meal triggers my body to store energy as fat that day?
And that's without a carbonated drink even. I always order water or milk. |
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