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@Prime_heretic
Well some calories are worse than others.
IMHO sugar is at the root of the the UKS current, and the USs long term obesity epidemic.
It began in the 1970s with a push to reduce the fat levels in food, the problem was you take out the fat you lose the taste, and so to put the taste back food manufacturers started added salt and sugar.
The typical adult now consumes twice as much sugar as they did in the late 70s, this is the real reason the UK is getting fatter and fatter.
Saying that, sugar per se isn't actually that bad. Nature provides its own foil - sugar cane is a very FIBROUS plant.
Sugar with fibre and in moderation is ok, refined sugar with all fibre artificially removed isn't.
Avoid sugared liquids, nice as they are they aren't good for you - a shit load of sugar and ZERO fibre.
In 1978 tomato soap had 2.6g of sugar per 100g, now its 6.4g(ish) - it's more than doubled.
Bread - in 1978 had 2.1g of sugar per 100g, it's now 3.7g.
Special K - 7.4g to 17g/100g - that's 17% sugar and people think this is a healthy cereal - don't believe the advertising.
Banana - 16.2g => 20.9g (yep, despite being natural they've been grown for "taste")
Had a "healthy" granola bar the other day - 25% sugar.
Shit like Red Bull, I have no idea why people drink this. I mean honestly is there something wrong with your metabolism that you have to force down stupid amount of sugar and caffeine in order for your body to produce "energy"? For those that can't see beyond their nose, the irony here is that if there's nothing wrong with your metabolism now there soon will be.
Also ironic that companies like Red Bull associate themselves with extreme sports, F1 and other athletic pursuits when the future for those that drink this stuff is actually obesity, a fucked metabolism and potentially type 2 diabetes.
So anyway yeah sugar. From a weightloss perspective try to cut as much out if you can. It's not good for you and is rather difficult to avoid due food manufacturers feeling the need to add it to everything they produce in ridiculous quantities. =(