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Fat and sugar are both good for you in moderation; i never got this obsession with chucking entire food groups out the window as if they're the reason you have
by throwaway91111 9y ago
Fat and sugar are both good for you in moderation; i never got this obsession with chucking entire food groups out the window as if they're the reason you have nutritional issues. The issue is always, always you. Or genetics.
- adrianN 9y agoYou need fat in rather largeish amounts, but I've yet to hear a benefit of eating sugar compared to carbohydrates that are digested more slowly.
- throwaway91111 9y agoWell, the main benefit to sugar is that it metabolizes quickly.
- emodendroket 9y agoHow is that a benefit to someone living in the modern industrialized world, though?
- zhte415 9y agoWhen you need to run for the bus
- wavefunction 9y agoI think it would be best considered as having limited utility, but folks who need a quick sugar boost like diabetics and endurance athletes can take advantage of sugar's characteristics.
- snovv_crash 9y agoThey can take advantage of glucose. Fructose still needs to processed by the liver, similarly to alcohol.
- throwaway91111 9y agoI find it useful at breakfast or when i need a quick energy boost an hour or so before "real" food.
- collyw 9y agoNot everyone in the west is a fattie. I am pretty skinny and wanted to gain some weight fairly rapidly a few years ago, so sat with a 2L bottle of soft drink beside my desk at work every day for a couple of weeks. It worked a lot better than my previous attempts of just "eating more".
- emodendroket 9y agoTwo-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese though. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statisti...