> however, controlling for total calories as you suggest could be misleading, because sugar provides lots of calories but often does not reduce hunger I don't

> however, controlling for total calories as you suggest could be misleading, because sugar provides lots of calories but often does not reduce hunger I don't see how could it be misleading. You trade sweat treats for fullness, and you could even add low calories side meals to balance the count. That's what a lot of diet regimes do and have been proved to work.