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As I recall, sugar is part of the Kreb's Cycle and is the brain's primary fuel. Nicotine is present in trace amounts in some plant matter, but is irrelevant for
by lr4444lr 9y ago
As I recall, sugar is part of the Kreb's Cycle and is the brain's primary fuel. Nicotine is present in trace amounts in some plant matter, but is irrelevant for human physiology. Sure, sugar overconsumption in its raw form is probably bad for you, but it's not really on the same wavelength as smoking.
- lazerpants 9y agoNicotinic acetylcholine receptors are present throughout your body's nervous system and nicotine is an agonist for them. Thus nicotine is relevant for human physiology.
- reureu 9y agoGlucose is part of the kreb's cycle; sucrose (table sugar) is made up of glucose and fructose. The metabolism of fructose is much more complicated, and ends up producing byproducts that can be linked back to metabolic syndrome. The discussions I've heard about sugar are really more focused on the toxicity associated with fructose and not that of glucose - I think some researchers would argue that fructose consumption is on par with nicotine with respect to ill health effects.