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While sucrose absorption is certainly slower than pure glucose absorption, the amount of sugar that eventually goes into your bloodstream is equivalent, and the

by Udo 13y ago

While sucrose absorption is certainly slower than pure glucose absorption, the amount of sugar that eventually goes into your bloodstream is equivalent, and the energy yield is also roughly the same (splitting that one glycosidic link isn't really that energy-intensive). I guess an argument could be made that fast-acting monosaccharides are more problematic for diabetics since their bodies can't deal with spikes easily, but for the rest of us there is really no (scientifically accessible) difference at all. Our food just contains too much readily accessible energy.

rjzzleep 13y ago
wasn't there a yale study that tied fructose to appetite regulation recently? I never actually found and read the main study, but i think there have been prior studies suggesting similar things http://news.yale.edu/2013/01/04/study-suggests-effect-fructose-brain-may-promote-overeating http://news.yale.edu/2013/01/04/study-suggests-effect-fructo... http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1738S.full http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1738S.full
- tptacek 13y ago
  The first article concerns fructose in general, not HFCS in particular. Cane sugar contains comparable amounts of fructose. The second article says, in its abstract, "However, when HFCS is compared with sucrose, the more commonly consumed sweetener, such differences are not apparent, and appetite and energy intake do not differ in the short-term. Longer-term studies on connections between HFCS, potential mechanisms, and body weight have not been conducted".
  - rjzzleep 13y ago
    yup, i read that. that older study doesn't really argue for or against, though. one thing that really bothers me though is that having grown up in germany i have big problems swallowing hfcs. mostly because it tastes dull, and feels very acidic in my throat. i've asked other people from overseas and they reported similar things. the only thing I could find though is the addition of sulfuric acid. if you have some information on that, i'd be grateful.
pasbesoin 13y ago
The time dimension is important for diabetics, and perhaps also arguably important for non-diabetics and/or pre-diabetics. If you're diabetic, having fruit juice handy during an insulin reaction is preferable to having a sucrose-based product, IIRC. (I had a family member who was diabetic, although it's been many years since they passed.)

by Udo 13y ago

rjzzleep 13y ago

wasn't there a yale study that tied fructose to appetite regulation recently? I never actually found and read the main study, but i think there have been prior studies suggesting similar things http://news.yale.edu/2013/01/04/study-suggests-effect-fructose-brain-may-promote-overeating http://news.yale.edu/2013/01/04/study-suggests-effect-fructo... http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1738S.full http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/88/6/1738S.full

tptacek 13y ago
The first article concerns fructose in general, not HFCS in particular. Cane sugar contains comparable amounts of fructose. The second article says, in its abstract, "However, when HFCS is compared with sucrose, the more commonly consumed sweetener, such differences are not apparent, and appetite and energy intake do not differ in the short-term. Longer-term studies on connections between HFCS, potential mechanisms, and body weight have not been conducted".
- rjzzleep 13y ago
  yup, i read that. that older study doesn't really argue for or against, though. one thing that really bothers me though is that having grown up in germany i have big problems swallowing hfcs. mostly because it tastes dull, and feels very acidic in my throat. i've asked other people from overseas and they reported similar things. the only thing I could find though is the addition of sulfuric acid. if you have some information on that, i'd be grateful.

pasbesoin 13y ago

The time dimension is important for diabetics, and perhaps also arguably important for non-diabetics and/or pre-diabetics. If you're diabetic, having fruit juice handy during an insulin reaction is preferable to having a sucrose-based product, IIRC. (I had a family member who was diabetic, although it's been many years since they passed.)