What sugar does to your brain

Re:What sugar does to your brain by ramshanker on Monday January 01, 2018 @05:25AM (#16045560)

I learned from some random comment on Hacker News in the past. "For any of the food recipe, you read on internet, just halve the quantity of sugar, and the food would still taste good".

Turns out it was a totally valid advice. I have been following it since than.

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Re:What sugar does to your brain by spicymaki on Monday January 01, 2018 @09:11AM (#16046106)

I do the same for my recipes. Turns out people don't even notice the drop in sugar. Using unsweetened apple sauce as an oil replacement for baking also works well too (however requires a little experimentation).

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Re:What sugar does to your brain by stankal on Monday January 01, 2018 @10:10AM (#16046299)

I've heard on a few occasions from people visiting from oversees (Canada and Western Europe) how a lot of food tastes so much sweeter to them here in the US then back home.

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Re:What sugar does to your brain by mrfusion on Monday January 01, 2018 @09:12AM (#16046107)

I wonder how quartering the sugar would taste?

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Re:What sugar does to your brain by chiefalchemist on Monday January 01, 2018 @09:32AM (#16046166)

Probably fine, provided you trained your tongue and brain to not be so sweet driven.

For example, I don't (read: close to can't) drink full strengh juice or sports drinks. I cut them with approx 75% water. I can't imagine how people don't do this.

BTW, I a couple weeks ago I noticed the "one third the sugar" grape juice looks to be nothing other than regular grape juice with water added. Imagine that, same price, one-third the actual product. Great work if you can get it.

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Re:What sugar does to your brain by beagle3 on Monday January 01, 2018 @11:22AM (#16046617)

I noticed a similar thing with "reduced sugar squeezed orange juice" which is 50% added water and some Vitamin C.

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