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Because as stated, it's not true. As with most things in diets, it's about what amounts you eat, not so much what you eat. In other words, this is a good exampl

Because as stated, it's not true. As with most things in diets, it's about what amounts you eat, not so much what you eat. In other words, this is a good example of how oversimplifying your argument makes it weaker. Similarly, lactose is a sugar, yet it has numerous health benefits, especially in young kids. I think a better wording of what you mean would be to say that consuming too much sugar is bad for your health, because that is both more accurate and has less holes you can poke in it.

Hikikomori 2y ago
Poisons are not deadly, it's the amount of poison that is.
- kranner 2y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison
- Etheryte 2y ago
  Well, you say that as a rebuttal, but that's literally true. Alcohol is a known carcinogen, it causes cancer in humans without a shadow of a doubt and there is no disagreement on this matter. Medical professionals and government agencies worldwide agree on this fact. But we still drink alcohol, whether for the taste, to unwind, or for other reasons, because we accept that so long as it's not excessive, it's not too bad.
ekianjo 2y ago
Fructose syrup and that kind of shit, not so beneficial for your health and it's in everything you buy
- Broken_Hippo 2y ago
  It is also in honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, some fruits, and some vegetables. In otherwords, it is pretty available in healthy foods. Fructose itself isn't unhealthy. It also isn't unhealthy if there is a little in most things you eat - assuming you are eating healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables, you'll wind up eating fructose. Like a lot of things, overconsumption is bad and adding sugars to everything isn't the best thing.
  - sabbaticaldev 2y ago
    Fructose is unhealthy literally the same way as alcohol. It’s the only carb that needs to be processed in the liver because it’s toxic and the excess is converted to visceral fat which is damaging and causes nonalcoholic fatty liver

Hikikomori 2y ago

Poisons are not deadly, it's the amount of poison that is.

kranner 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dose_makes_the_poison
Etheryte 2y ago
Well, you say that as a rebuttal, but that's literally true. Alcohol is a known carcinogen, it causes cancer in humans without a shadow of a doubt and there is no disagreement on this matter. Medical professionals and government agencies worldwide agree on this fact. But we still drink alcohol, whether for the taste, to unwind, or for other reasons, because we accept that so long as it's not excessive, it's not too bad.

ekianjo 2y ago

Fructose syrup and that kind of shit, not so beneficial for your health and it's in everything you buy

Broken_Hippo 2y ago
It is also in honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, some fruits, and some vegetables. In otherwords, it is pretty available in healthy foods. Fructose itself isn't unhealthy. It also isn't unhealthy if there is a little in most things you eat - assuming you are eating healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables, you'll wind up eating fructose. Like a lot of things, overconsumption is bad and adding sugars to everything isn't the best thing.
- sabbaticaldev 2y ago
  Fructose is unhealthy literally the same way as alcohol. It’s the only carb that needs to be processed in the liver because it’s toxic and the excess is converted to visceral fat which is damaging and causes nonalcoholic fatty liver