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0 pointsarcticbull2y ago0 comments

Where are you getting the idea that fructose is the sugar people consider harmful? That's definitely not mentioned in your supporting link - yes, HFCS and sucrose are the exact same to within a rounding error - except that HFCS is pre-digested corn starch, while sucrose requires enzymatic decomposition before it can be utilized by your body - a rate-limiting step after consumption.

Fructose just the principal sugar in fruit, and is used by diabetics as a sweetener. It has to be enzymatically decomposed in the liver, and doesn't yield a large insulin spike. The only particular risk is of non-alocoholic fatty liver disease if you consume way too much of it.

The point I was making in my reply was exactly what you said - there's no real difference between sucrose and HFCS, while the parent was implying there was. So at least on that we agree.

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CyberDildonics2y ago· 1 in thread

there's no difference between HFCS and sucrose Where are you getting the idea that fructose is the sugar people consider harmful?

"Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin."

https://robertlustig.com/sugar-the-bitter-truth/

That's definitely not mentioned in your supporting link

My link was showing that table sugar and high fructose corn syrup are not very different from each other.

The only particular risk is of non-alocoholic fatty liver disease if you consume way too much of it.

Everyone is consuming way too much of it, that's the point.

arcticbullOP2y ago

> My link was showing that table sugar and high fructose corn syrup are not very different from each other.

That's what I was saying too! Violent agreement :)

> Everyone is consuming way too much of it, that's the point.

Agreed!

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