Fat Vs. Sugar
Women's Health & Fitness|September 2017

Both Have Been Demonised, Both Have Been Celebrated. So Which Macro Is the Real Villain Crushing All Our Health and Body Composition Goals?

Hilary Simmons
Fat Vs. Sugar

HISTORICALLY EVIL

In the ’80s, low-fat diets reigned supreme. A dieter’s ideal breakfast consisted of half a grapefruit – thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes – and a cup of black coffee. Full-fat milk was eschewed, supermarket shelves were stacked sky-high with low-fat yoghurts, spreads and desserts, and fat was commonly perceived as public enemy number one.

The hysteria surrounding fat began building in the 1950s, when cholesterol was declared the nemesis of good health, and reached fever pitch in 1977 when American health authorities encouraged low-fat diets. However, by the ’90s, research had debunked many of the ideas informing such guidelines and the healthy fats found in vegetables such as olives and in fish such as salmon were found to actually protect against heart disease. Fat began to make a comeback, while sugar was exposed as the real villain behind unwanted weight gain – particularly when consumed in processed foods containing refined sugars such as sucrose. Sugar has been indicted as the leading culprit in virtually all modern Western maladies.

But is sugar really the threat to our health it’s made out to be? And with so much ongoing debate about ‘good’ fat vs ‘bad’ fat, not to mention ‘good’ cholesterol vs ‘bad’ cholesterol, should we really feel confident about welcoming fat back into our diet? After all – it’s not so long ago that we were convinced fat made us fat and sugar was simply our sweet friend.

CUTTING THE FAT

Diese Geschichte stammt aus der September 2017-Ausgabe von Women's Health & Fitness.

Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.

Diese Geschichte stammt aus der September 2017-Ausgabe von Women's Health & Fitness.

Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.

WEITERE ARTIKEL AUS WOMEN'S HEALTH & FITNESSAlle anzeigen
Uh Oh, Fomo
Women's Health & Fitness

Uh Oh, Fomo

Do You Have the Uncontrollable Need to Attend That Party Even Though You Can’t Stand the Host? Can’t Commit to the Gorgeous Guy You’ve Been Dating Because There May Be Someone Even Better Around the Corner? Are You Mad With Jealousy Over a Friend’s Holiday Facebook Snaps? Are You Just Not Happy Until You Buy That New Dress/phone/bag/pair of Shoes? You Could Have a Bad Case of Fomo (Fear of Missing Out). Fortunately, You’re Not Alone.

time-read
8 Minuten  |
November 2017
Wonder Woman
Women's Health & Fitness

Wonder Woman

Kathy Freeman, Marilyn Monroe, Your Superhero of a Mum – All Female Icons and All Play a Part in Inspiring You to Be Confident in Your Own Skin. But How Does Female Empowerment Relate to Overall Good Health – Both in the Gym and in Life?

time-read
5 Minuten  |
November 2017
The Fine Line
Women's Health & Fitness

The Fine Line

You can shed the kilos via skipping lunch, but if you reduce calories without excercise it could come back to bite you, and if you train without adjusting your food intake you will quickly reach a plateau. Welcome to the diet v excercise debate – all the more important come social season, when time is scarce and (high-energy) food is abundant. Help to mitigate the damage of extra race-day canapes with these training tweaks.

time-read
10+ Minuten  |
November 2017
Let's Talk About Sex Ed
Women's Health & Fitness

Let's Talk About Sex Ed

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby…or Rather, Let’s Talk About Stis and Stds. Sure, Sexual Health Can Be a Taboo Topic, but With Reports Showing That Hundreds of Thousands of Australian Women Are Living With a Sexually Transmitted Infection That Can Lead to Infertility – and They Don’t Even Know About It – It’s Important to Pay the Issue Adequate Lip Service.

time-read
8 Minuten  |
November 2017
Sweat vs Squat
Women's Health & Fitness

Sweat vs Squat

Lifting Is All Well and Good Until You Want Six-pack Abs, and Spending Too Much Time in Hiit Classes Won’t Necessarily Have You Running a Marathon. Understanding When to Squat and When to Sweat Could Be Your Answer to Accelerated Results.

time-read
10+ Minuten  |
November 2017
brooke stacey
women's health & fitness

brooke stacey

self-love is so huge! it can start at a young age and grow with you or it could have never been established and you have to find it and create it.

time-read
6 Minuten  |
february 2017
Bare-Faced
Women's Health & Fitness

Bare-Faced

Demand for facial hair removal is driving the trend for dermaplaning, but should you shave your face? The girl-tache is nothing new, but in the era of xxx Brazilians, women are bringing facial hair out of the shadows.

time-read
3 Minuten  |
March 2017
OMG Omega
Women's Health & Fitness

OMG Omega

Recent studies show that these fatty acids could reverse the ageing process. We do the math.

time-read
2 Minuten  |
March 2017
Food v Pharma
Women's Health & Fitness

Food v Pharma

Forget Pharmaceuticals. We Get Diet-nostic With Food-based Solutions to Common Physical and Mental Health Dilemmas. 

time-read
10 Minuten  |
April 2017
Women's Health & Fitness

Energy Field

In the Era of Macro Counting, Energy Has Become Synonymous With Carbs. But Feeling Your Best and Functioning Optimally Demands a Balanced Diet of Food and Movement.

time-read
8 Minuten  |
April 2017