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Previous discussion (400+ comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24090492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24090492 Also, > Put a tablespoon of s
by geofft 6y ago
Previous discussion (400+ comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24090492 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24090492
Also,
> Put a tablespoon of sugar next to your coffee next time you have a chance and seriously consider if that’s a decision that’s “made for humans.”
I sometimes do put a tablespoon of sugar in my coffee. Am I weird? I'm under no impression that it's equivalent to eating a celery and ten pushups, but I'm also not under the impression that it's equivalent to eating deep-fried ice cream, either.
It looks like a packet of sugar is roughly a teaspoon (or 1/3 tablespoon) of sugar, and asking for two packets of sugar with your coffee is pretty common around here. Is three so far beyond the pale?
- Scandiravian 6y agoIf you drink one cup of coffee a day, I don't think it's going to be an issue It's part of a larger picture and genetics also play a large part of it. Drinking one cup of coffee with one tablespoon of sugar is a lower daily intake than six cups of coffee, each with one teaspoon What can be problematic is if you forget to account for snacks/drinks when/if you consider your health. A tablespoon of sugar would roughly cover 2.5% of my daily energy requirements. If I start drinking three cups of coffee like that every day and continue my regular diet, I'll probably start gaining weight as I'm getting 7.5% more calories by drinking three cups of coffee If you eat a "deep-fried ice cream" every day, it's probably not healthy for you, but three cups of coffee with a tablespoon of sugar every day, is equivalent of adding a pint of Ben&Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie ice cream to your diet every single week (based on calories) - that's not healthy either