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Yep. Sugar is 'empty' calories; that is it has energy but no nutritional value. The idea is to eat nutrient dense foods that have lots of vitamin, minerals and fiber (fiber fills you up without calories and aids in digestion). I was traditionally a Dew-a-holic; just cutting down to one Dew a day helps a lot with weight loss. It also amazed me how many juices in the grocery store are just flavored sugar water -- now I only buy real fruit juice and drink it in smaller amounts than I used to.