Added sugars drive nutrient and energy deficit in obesity: a new paradigm.

Abstract in brief

• The article explains that obesity isn't just about eating more calories than you burn, but also involves hormonal imbalances that cause the body to store more fat and feel less full, prompting increased eating.
• It highlights that added sugars like sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup can worsen obesity by displacing nutritious foods, depleting essential nutrients, damaging mitochondria (the energy factories in cells), and impairing energy production.
• The consumption of added sugars may also cause internal starvation signals because they lead to resistance to hormones like leptin and insulin, which can increase hunger and further contribute to nutrient and energy deficits in the body.