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What is really the difference between what we call sugar and regular carbohydrates that constitute a huge part of our diet? They all enter the blood stream as m
by zby 8y ago
What is really the difference between what we call sugar and regular carbohydrates that constitute a huge part of our diet? They all enter the blood stream as monosaccharides. There is difference in how fast this happens - but is that so important?
- TurboHaskal 8y agoWe should now put babies on ketogenic diets just because the majority of the adult population is sedentary, apparently.
- scroot 8y agoRobert Lustig argues that the rate is precisely what's important: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
- paulsutter 8y agoTable sugar is half fructose half dextrose. Fructose is metabolized through the liver similar to alcohol, whereas dextrose is glucose and metabolized like a simple carb. Fructose has been increasing as a percent of daily calories since the 70s as a consequence of attempts to reduce fat, and this is the likely cause behind the massive increase in diabetes.