Low-fat Labels Can Lead to Weight Gain

Here's an interesting statement:

"Cornell University researchers found that people consume more calories when they eat low-fat snacks than when they eat the regular versions — especially if these people are already overweight."

People who are already overweight are already consuming more Calories when they eat. That is why they are overweight.

Still, the crux is do they really eat more Calories AND add more fat from the low-fat versions vs. the regular versions. Fact is, you can overeat about 1/3 more Calories in carbohydrates than fats without adding any additional body fat. In other words, to add the same amount of fat to your body, you can overeat about 300 Calories as fat or about 400 Calories as carbohydrate.

Here are the reported results:

"... overweight participants in the study (loaded) up on these snacks, consuming an average of 90 more calories when a snack had "low-fat" on the label. That was about a 50 percent increase.

Normal weight people in the study also seemed enticed by "low-fat," but they didn't do quite as much damage. They ate 30 more calories per snacking session, on average."