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Well, the main benefit to sugar is that it metabolizes quickly.
by throwaway91111 9y ago
Well, 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...