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Although males and females who struggle to gain weight often claim they've tried everything to get thicker, few of them know that the right quantity and type of syrup can boost their efforts.
As proof, we have seen that maple syrup is a useful ingredient in high-calorie smoothies, weight gain shakes, and high-calorie bars. Moreover, you can find maple syrup in some of the healthiest weight gain meal plans tailored for females.
But there is much more out there apart from maple syrup.
As experts in weight gain who have pointed out the best options for adding size, from high-calorie foods to calorie-dense drinks, we thought it’s time to shine a light on syrups as well.
Therefore, after consulting authoritative nutrition bodies, scientific studies, and more, we uncovered the syrups that can help you gain weight easier along with directions for how to enhance your diet with them in a healthy way.
When people talk about weight gain syrups, they refer either to high-calorie syrups made of sugar and water, or to syrups formulated to enhance appetite.
Generally, high-calorie syrups are syrups that have more than 400 calories per 3.5 fl oz (100 ml). These syrups can help you gain weight by increasing your caloric intake, thus making it easier for you to get on a caloric surplus.
Yet, since only 5 syrups have over 400 calories and plenty more have close to 400, we will also explore syrups that have over 250 calories.
On the other hand, appetite syrups help you gain weight by increasing your appetite. A bigger appetite will let you eat more food, and thus get more calories from your diet.
We explore both high-calorie and appetite syrups in this article.
The most effective syrups for gaining weight are the ones with the highest number of calories because they do the best job when it comes to getting you closer to a daily caloric surplus.
You should, however, keep your daily serving size of syrup low because syrups are high-sugar liquids.
Pay attention to daily sugar intake
The common syrup serving, according to the FDA guidance, is 2 tbsp (30 ml).[1]
Food and Drug Administration
See the FDA's list of amounts customarily consumed for different products.
Wondering how much sugar that contains?
Our research shows that 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the average high-calorie syrup has 23 g of sugar.
To put things in context, the daily limit for added sugar, according to the American Health Association’s sugar recommendation, is 36 g for men and 25 g for women.[2]
American Health Association (AHA)
Learn more about AHA's sugar intake recommendation.
Therefore, provided they don’t have any other added sugars in their diet, women shouldn’t consume more than 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the average high-calorie syrup per day. Men should keep their syrup intake under 3 tbsp (45 ml).
Added sugars, according to CDC’s added sugar definition, are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared. CDC also shares a few syrups as examples: high fructose corn syrup, malt syrup, and maple syrup.[3]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
See the CDC's definition of added sugars.
Yet, even with low serving sizes, high-calorie syrups can boost your calories by a couple of hundred calories, which can make the difference between you gaining weight or remaining the same.
Find below the weight gain syrups with the highest number of calories, whether you prefer fruit, starch, or other types of syrups.
Since they have between 264 and 459 calories, fruit syrups that are (or almost are) high in calories can help you gain weight by making it easier for you to get on a caloric surplus.
As a bonus, you get to indulge in fruity flavors.
Nevertheless, fruit syrups should be consumed in small amounts because they are still high in sugar. Fruit syrups with over 250 calories/100 ml (3.5 oz) typically have between 50 and 101 grams of sugar.
Below is a list of the fruit syrups with the most calories.
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 459
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 138
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Also containing a couple of vitamins, agave syrup, made from agave plants, is the fruit syrup with the highest number of calories, so no wonder it can help you gain weight.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of agave syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Agave Syrup.[4]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 367
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 110
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Often used as a sweetener, raspberry syrup is a fruit syrup with vitamin C that can help you gain weight because it is rich in calories.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of raspberry syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – All Natural Raspberry Syrup.[5]
FoodData Central
See FoodData Central's data about All Natural Raspberry Syrup.
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 367
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 110
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Since peach syrup is the third fruit syrup in this ranking of high-calorie syrups, it can definitely boost your weight gain efforts. Besides, peach syrup contains some vitamin C.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of peach syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Peach Syrup.[6]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 367
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 110
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Often used as a topping, blackberry syrup is a fruit syrup with less sugar than the average syrup but one that still has plenty of calories to boost weight gain.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of blackberry syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Blackberry Syrup.[7]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 367
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 110
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
If you’re looking for a syrup with a sour taste that helps you gain weight, try sour cherry syrup, a calorie-filled fruit syrup that also has vitamin C.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of cherry syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Sour Cherry Syrup.[8]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 340
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 102
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Since it’s a fruit syrup with a lot of calories, fig syrup can be of benefit to people looking to gain weight.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of fig syrup.
Source: Giffard – Fig Syrup.[9]
Giffard
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 333
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 100
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Blueberry syrup is loaded with calories that can help you get on a daily caloric surplus, an essential condition for gaining weight. Besides, it may contain antioxidants since blueberries are rich in these compounds.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of blueberry syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Blueberry Syrup.[10]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 321
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 96
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Recommended in drinks and smoothies, pineapple syrup is an exotic syrup, with over 300 calories and an average amount of sugar compared to other syrups, that can help you increase your daily calories so you gain weight easier.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of pineapple syrup.
Source: Giffard - Pineapple Syrup.[11]
Giffard
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 321
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 96
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Pear syrup is a fruity calorie-dense syrup with a light-yellow color that can help you gain weight because of its energy-filled content.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of pear syrup.
Source: Giffard - Pear Syrup.[12]
Giffard
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 317
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 95
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Tasting great in dressings and cocktails, the grape syrup is a syrup made from grape must that has less sugar than other weight gain syrups but still brings enough calories to boost your caloric intake significantly.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of grape syrup.
Source: Odysea - Organic Grape Syrup (Molasses).[13]
Odysea
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 315
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 95
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Popular in cocktail recipes, grenadine syrup is a syrup made from pomegranates that has lower amounts of sugar than other syrups but still maintains its ability to help you gain weight easier.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of grenadine syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Grenadine Syrup.[14]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 283
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 85
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
The syrup made from boysenberries, a hybrid type of berries dating back to the early 19th century, can help you gain weight easier because it has almost 300 calories per 100 ml.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of boysenberry syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Boysenberry Syrup.[15]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 264
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 79
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Plum syrup is the syrup with the lowest amount of sugar on this list. This syrup, however, can still increase your caloric intake significantly, having 264 calories per 100 ml.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of plum syrup.
Source: MyNetDiary – Ottogi Plum Syrup.[16]
MyNetDiary
Because they have between 260 and 459 calories, syrups made from starch that are, or almost are, high in calories can help you gain weight by making it easier for you to get on a caloric surplus.
As it’s the case with fruit syrups, starch syrups should be consumed in small quantities because they are extremely rich in sugar. Starch syrups having over 250 calories/3.5 oz (100 ml) have between 39 and 115 grams of sugar.
Below is a list of syrups obtained from starchy plants that can help you gain weight.
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 459
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 138
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Made from sugar cane, golden syrup is the syrup with the highest number of calories, and the most sugar, among starch syrups. Golden syrup is often used for baking but it can also be used as a delicious topping.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of golden syrup.
Source: MyNetDiary – Lyle's Golden Syrup.[17]
MyNetDiary
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 454
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 136
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Even though glucose syrup, obtained by hydrolyzing starch, is the high-calorie syrup with the lowest sugar content, it is still one of the weight gain syrups with the most calories.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of glucose syrup.
Source: MyNetDiary - Queen Glucose Syrup.[18]
MyNetDiary
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 452
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 136
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Malt syrup is a syrup made from the starch of barley that will help you gain weight because it’s a high-calorie syrup.
Besides, malt syrup is the only high-calorie syrup with notable amounts of protein.
In terms of micronutrients, the barley-derived syrup has magnesium, selenium, and potassium.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of malt syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Malt Syrup.[19]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 403
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 121
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Made from the starch of sorghum stalks, sorghum syrup will help you gain weight because it’s high in calories.
The sorghum plant belongs to the grass family, and is generally cultivated as a cereal.
In terms of micronutrients, sorghum syrup has magnesium and potassium.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of sorghum syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Sorghum Syrup.[20]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 370
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 111
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Made from corn starch, high fructose corn syrup will help you gain weight because it’s rich in calories.
Although high fructose corn syrup is thought by many to cause obesity, it’s not true.
According to a study on the link between the consumption of high fructose corn syrup and obesity, what may cause obesity is the overconsumption of HFCS in beverages sweetened with this syrup, as opposed to the simple act of tasting corn syrup.[21]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Made at: University of North Carolina
See the study that suggests high-fructose corn syrup may increase obesity risk.
Moreover, a University of Maryland examination of high fructose corn syrup’s effects on weight gain, shows that HFCS doesn’t encourage obesity differently than other energy sources.[22]
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Made at: University of Maryland
See the study that examines the relationship between high-fructose corn syrup and weight gain.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of high fructose corn syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – High Fructose Corn Syrup.[23]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 364
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 109
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Especially popular in the Southern United States, cane syrup is a syrup made from sugar cane that will help you gain weight because it has almost 400 calories.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of cane syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Cane Syrup.[24]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 260
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 78
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Obtained from the sap of the maple tree, the popular maple syrup can help you gain weight because it’s rich in calories.
If you’re having second thoughts about the effectiveness of maple syrup when it comes to weight gain, stop it.
Maple syrup counts among the best weight gain foods for females, being consumed by 27% of the females who successfully gain weight. To help you introduce maple syrup to your diet, here is a 7-day weight gain meal plan tailored for females that features maple syrup.
Moreover, maple syrup is an ingredient in the high-calorie banana peanut butter smoothie, the banana peanut butter shake for weight gain, and the high-calorie Maple Fig Enjoy Life Bar.
If you want to make maple syrup at home or just want to find out how it’s made, watch Morgan Gold, one of the founders of the Gold Shaw Farm, showing the whole process.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of maple syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Maple Syrup.[25]
FoodData Central
Below is a list of syrups that are not derived from fruits or starchy plants, but that can nonetheless help you gain weight.
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 422
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 127
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Sugar beet syrup, made from the sugar type of beet, can help you gain weight because it’s high in calories.
Besides being high in sugar and calories, sugar beet syrup contains potentially dangerous amounts of iron, so make sure to not consume exaggerated quantities of this syrup.
Stick to the daily limit and you'll be fine.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of sugar beet syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Original Sugar Beet Syrup.[26]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 353
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 106
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Chocolate syrup, made from cocoa powder and sugar, is a popular and tasty syrup that can help you gain weight because it’s rich in calories.
In terms of minerals, the chocolate syrup has notable amounts of magnesium and potassium.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of chocolate syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Chocolate Syrup.[27]
FoodData Central
Calories/100 ml (3.5 fl oz): 292
Calories/serving size (30 ml or 2 tbsp): 88
Daily syrup limit (provided no more added sugars in diet):
Whether you prefer butterscotch syrup, which is made from white sugar, or caramel syrup, which is made from brown sugar, you will be happy to find that both of these weight gain syrups can help you increase your caloric intake because they are both filled with calories.
If you want to make butterscotch syrup at home, learn from famous chef Gordon Ramsay’s recipe below.
The nutrition facts below are calculated for 100 ml (3.5 fl oz) of butterscotch or caramel syrup.
Source: FoodData Central – Butterscotch or caramel.[28]
FoodData Central
See FoodData Central's data about butterscotch or caramel syrup.
Now that you know that syrups with many calories can help you gain weight, you should learn how to add them to your diet.
You can use high-calorie syrups to:
While low-volume high-calorie foods are the best weight gain foods for people with a low appetite because they don’t overload the stomach, these foods don’t boost your appetite. That's why you may want to try appetite syrups.
Appetite syrups are dietary liquid supplements that can help you gain weight because they increase your appetite. Shortly said, appetite syrups help you eat more food, which in turn translates to a higher caloric intake.
Yet, many appetite syrups have side effects that can affect your health.
Below is a list of different types of appetite syrups made for weight gain.
A large number of the syrups that increase appetite contain cyproheptadine.
Cyproheptadine, according to the National Library of Medicine’s cyproheptadine description, is an antihistamine medicine that can stimulate appetite by blocking serotonin receptors.[29]
PubChem
The downside of taking cyproheptadine is that it can have harmful side effects, especially if taken without a doctor’s recommendation.
The cyproheptadine syrup called Apetamin, according to a hepatotoxicity case reported by George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, can trigger autoimmune hepatitis, a condition when your immune system attacks your liver cells.[30]
ACG Case Reports Journal
Made at: Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Other side effects of cyproheptadine, according to an African study about the misuse of cyproheptadine, are:
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Made at: University of Kinshasa and University of the Witwatersrand
See the study that explores the risk of cyproheptadine misuse.
Cyproheptadine syrups are sold under different names, depending on the targeted country, but most variants are sold in African countries.
In the US, one illegal cyproheptadine syrup brand received special attention, especially on social media. Cyproheptadine tablets, however, are available in the US by medical prescription.
Below we explore some of the most popular cyproheptadine syrups.
Ingredient label photo (right) credits: kiliweb from Open Food Facts (license: Creative Commons)
Banned in many countries, Apetamin syrup is an Indian cyproheptadine syrup with B-vitamins and an unsignificant number of proteins that can help you gain weight by increasing your appetite.
The Apetamin syrup – according to the syrup bottle’s label, and the owning company’s official website – is manufactured by TIL Healthcare PVT LTD, an Indian pharmaceutical company.[32]
Apetamin stimulates appetite because it contains cyproheptadine, which may cause unwanted side effects.
Besides cyproheptadine, the lysine component of Apetamin could also help with weight gain, if it were present in larger quantities.
The protein called lysine, according to a Chinese study about lysine’s effects on growth performance in rats, may be helpful for gaining weight. Human studies are, however, needed.[33]
Scientific Reports
Made at: The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Yangzhou University
See the study that shows lysine improves growth in rats.
According to a U.S. Dairy Alliance document about whey products, 1 scoop of whey protein concentrate has approximately 2800 mg of lysine, which is 9 times more lysine than the usual daily adult portion of Apetamin.[34]
The Dairy Alliance
See the document that explores the relationship between whey protein and sports nutrition (PDF).
Below are the ingredients found in the daily recommended intake of Apetamin syrup (10 ml):
Source: Apetamin syrup ingredient label
You can’t get Apetamin from authorized sources in the US and the UK.
Since it is on FDA’s Import Red List, Apetamin is banned in the United States.[35]
Also, in a letter sent by the UK’s National Health Service to Instagram, NHS called Apetamin an “unlicensed and dangerous” drug.[36]
UK National Health Service (NHS)
Therefore, since versions of Apetamin can still be found on shady websites and across social media, we strongly advise against trying to find it.
Instead, if your doctor thinks it will help you gain weight safely, you can take cyproheptadine from an authorized manufacturer, like Lannett.[37]
Besides Apetamin, the market offers many other cyproheptadine syrups, most of which are sold in Africa.
After all, weight gain syrups, according to Google Trends data about weight gain syrups, are especially popular in two African countries, Ghana and Nigeria.[38]
Here are a few of the cyproheptadine syrup brands sold in African countries as syrups that stimulate appetite:
The NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup is a dietary supplement that claims to support appetite with their “100% natural and organic vitamin formula.”
Since it’s a dietary supplement, the NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup can’t be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Specifically, the law, according to the FDA’s regulatory practices for supplements, can’t approve dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness. The FDA, however, can inspect manufacturing facilities and whether labeling requirements are met.[39]
Food and Drug Administration
Learn more about how FDA regulates dietary supplements.
NutriGain claims on the bottle of their weight gain syrup that the syrup is “manufactured at an FDA registered facility,” which may signify that the FDA verified the manufacturing process of the syrup.
Yet, the label of the NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup states that the supplement facts “have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.”
Nevertheless, after looking at reviews of the syrup, we could not identify any side effects appearing after taking the NutriGain syrup.
Below are the nutritional facts for 10 ml of Nutrigain Weight Gain Syrup:
Besides the above, a serving of 10 ml of NutriGain Weight Syrup contains 255 mg of the so-called Max Gains Proprietary Blend, which is made from:
Other ingredients: purified water, vegetable glycerin, cellulose gum, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium benzoate (to preserve freshness), potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), xanthan gum, sucralose.
Nutrition facts source: NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup bottle.[40]
The NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup ships only to the United States.
You can find the NutriGain Weight Gain Syrup on NutriGain’s official website, or at Walmart.
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Apetenic is another syrup that claims to improve appetite and promote weight gain with natural ingredients.
Apetenic is manufactured by Herboganic, a company whose headquarters are located in Brooklyn, New York, in a rather shady building.[41]
Each 5 ml of Apetenic Syrup contains 2.25 mg of the following extracts:
Source: Herboganic - Apetenic Appetite Stimulant Syrup.[42]
You can find Apetenic Syrup on Herboganic’s official website, or at Walmart.
Unfold Today does not endorse Apetenic and does not gain any commissions if you decide to buy anything from them.
High-calorie and appetite syrups are for everyone looking to gain weight, including:
Besides, since weight gain syrups have zero fats, they can help people on low-fat diets boost their daily caloric intake. For more lean but nutritious dietary choices, check out the list of high-calorie low-fat foods.
Whether you use high-calorie syrups or appetite syrups to gain weight easier, you should know that both of these types of syrups can be harmful, depending on the chosen syrup and the quantity consumed.
Since high-calorie syrups are high in sugar, they should be consumed in small quantities.
Overconsumption of added sugars, according to Dr. Laura Schimdt’s medical commentary on sugar, may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, dementia, hypertension, and obesity.[43]
JAMA Internal Medicine
Made at: University of California at San Francisco
If that wasn't enough, medical nurses, according to the Medical-Surgical Nursing book, are trained to teach patients with diabetes or prediabetes to avoid beverages sweetened with sugar, like syrups.[44]
Medical-Surgical Nursing - E-Book: Concepts for Interprofessional Collaborative Care
Moreover, in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects, the late famous dentist Weston Price pointed out the low nutritional qualities of syrups.[45]
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects
Find the Nutrition and Physical Degeneration book on Google Books.
“There is very little of the body building minerals in maple syrup, cane syrup from sugar or honey. They can all defeat an otherwise efficient dietary.”
- Weston A. Price
Appetite syrups that contain cyproheptadine cannot be considered safe because of their many side effects. On the other hand, even though they can’t be approved by the FDA, organic appetite syrups, like NutriGain and Apetenic, are a safer alternative.
Whether you use high-calorie syrups to increase your caloric intake, appetite syrups to be able to eat more, or both, you will gain weight only if you stay on a daily caloric surplus, which means you need to eat more calories than you consume every day.
Since you can only eat a low quantity of high-calorie syrups per day because they are rich in sugar, you’re likely to reap benefits faster from an organic appetite syrup that should enable you to eat more healthy food so you can stay on a caloric surplus.
To sum up, there are two types of syrups that can help you gain weight: high-calorie syrups and appetite syrups.
High-calorie syrups are made from fruits, starch, sugar beet, cocoa, or sugar, and can play various roles in the kitchen. They help you gain weight by increasing your caloric intake.
Unfortunately, high-calorie syrups are unhealthy if you consume more than about 2 tablespoons of them a day because they are rich in sugar.
Appetite syrups, whether they are organic or made with cyproheptadine, can help you gain weight by stimulating your appetite. Cyproheptadine syrups, however, can have serious negative side effects.
In the end, a limited amount of high-calorie syrup intake along with the stimulus given by an organic appetite syrup can ultimately make weight gain easier for most people.
But, remember that weight gain syrups are only a supplement that can help you get on a daily caloric surplus easier, and not main nutrient sources.
The foods and beverages that will help you the most in gaining weight are high-calorie foods and weight gain drinks.
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