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A ~350ml can of Coke contains 39 grams of sugar [1]. A ~600ml 'Vitamin water' drink has 31 grams of sugar. A single McDonalds 'McFlurry' dessert has 64 grams of

A ~350ml can of Coke contains 39 grams of sugar [1]. A ~600ml 'Vitamin water' drink has 31 grams of sugar. A single McDonalds 'McFlurry' dessert has 64 grams of sugar [2]. Yes, you should not consume these. Drink water instead and have a small ball of real Italian ice cream when available. You probably should also not eat all of your French fries too as starch is also easily turned into sugar inside your body. Problem is that they also add syrup inside your burger and white bread turns into sugar inside your body. TL;DR Avoid McDonalds.

noondip 11y ago
There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. After all - sugar is the body's preferred energy source. A plain baked or boiled potato, especially sweet potato, is actually quite a healthful food. Just ask the traditional Okinawans, the longest living cohort documented. Now, this is definitely not a recommendation to eat McShit's, but your fear should be directed at the oil (fat) the fries are coated in, as well as the added salt, added sugar, and deep frying method of cooking.
- eveningcoffee 11y ago
  There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. Starch, for example, is a polymer of glucose units and is typically broken down to glucose. The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly all known organisms. Doctors and scientists once believed that eating complex carbohydrates instead of sugars would help maintain lower blood glucose. Numerous studies suggest, however, that both sugars and starches produce an unpredictable range of glycemic and insulinemic responses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism

noondip 11y ago

There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. After all - sugar is the body's preferred energy source. A plain baked or boiled potato, especially sweet potato, is actually quite a healthful food. Just ask the traditional Okinawans, the longest living cohort documented. Now, this is definitely not a recommendation to eat McShit's, but your fear should be directed at the oil (fat) the fries are coated in, as well as the added salt, added sugar, and deep frying method of cooking.

eveningcoffee 11y ago
There's nothing wrong with starch (a complex carbohydrate of plant origin), nor its metabolization into sugar in the body. Starch, for example, is a polymer of glucose units and is typically broken down to glucose. The most important carbohydrate is glucose, a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is metabolized by nearly all known organisms. Doctors and scientists once believed that eating complex carbohydrates instead of sugars would help maintain lower blood glucose. Numerous studies suggest, however, that both sugars and starches produce an unpredictable range of glycemic and insulinemic responses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_metabolism