Are raisins high in cholesterol

Answer 1

Eating raisins alone will not help you to lose weight. Raisins are dried grapes, and grapes have more sugar in them by weight than any other fruit. Whilst natural sugar (in fruit) is preferable to refined sugar (in chocolate), the fact is that raisins are still full of natural sugar, which the body will convert to fat after consumption.

Eating raisins may help you to lose weight only as part of a calorie controlled diet. If you usually eat a chocolate bar in the afternoon but instead replace this with a handful of raisins, this will probably mean that you are consuming fewer calories (as chocolate contains refined sugar and fat and lots of artificial ingredients) than you usually do. But to see any noticeable difference, you will have to overhaul your whole diet. It would take a very long time to notice any weight loss from changing this one behaviour alone.

Exercise combined with healthy eating is the best way to lose weight. To lose weight you have to consume fewer calories than you burn off, so that you start to burn body fat. So it's good to burn off loads of calories with exercise.

Answer 2

All foods make you gain weight to a certain degree. It depends on the energy they give you, the energy you put out, and how much you eat of it.

In the case of raisins, they have about 1/2 the calories per cup as pure sugar and so have the potential to be a source of too much sugar in your diet.

On the other hand, raisins could aid in weight loss, as they are full of fiber and can make you feel fuller longer (thereby preventing you from eating too much or snacking between meals).

Answer 3

Raisins are not considered to be fattening, but could cause you to gain weight if you eat a huge amount of raisins. Because raisins contain iron, it is best to eat them in moderation.

Answer 4

Not at all.