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People like to imagine the sugar within whole fruits is somehow magically less harmful to your pancreas.

• genter 3y ago
  That's because it is. The complex carbohydrates in whole fruit (as opposed to juice or candy) slows down your digestion and you don't get a blood sugar spike.
  • unmole 3y ago
    > The complex carbohydrates Fructose says hi.
    • InSteady 3y ago
      One imagines GP is more referring to oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, in addition to dietary fiber. Not all fruits contain excess fructose, and many contain basically trace amounts in reasonable servings.
• phpisthebest 3y ago
  maybe not your pancreas but not all sugars are equal, and the most common "added" sugar in the us is HFCS which is processed by the body differently then natural glucose common to fruit
• yumraj 3y ago
  Yes it is. This is a video I'd found many years ago which goes into substantial depth. It's long, but IMHO worth watching. Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM It's a presentation by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology.