While that's true, the prime mover in weight gain is still calories. The type of calories is a secondary effect. Discussing diet is hard because everyone reaso

While that's true, the prime mover in weight gain is still calories. The type of calories is a secondary effect. Discussing diet is hard because everyone reasons from personal experience. E.g., in my experience, almost all my fluid intake is Dr. Pepper and I consume large quantities of the "worst" food, as a proportion of my diet, but I don't eat that much and I work out, so I'm strong and fit with low cholesterol.