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Re:Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? by nwah1 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @09:28AM (#16420500)
Isomaltulose is a component of the drink Soylent. It is a disaccharide that was specifically chosen for its health properties. Table sugar is also a disaccharide
Re:Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? by croon on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @10:25AM (#16420988)
1) Are you arguing that Soylent picked it solely on health properties and not for its relative health properties when choosing a sweetening agent (necessary evil for some foods)?

2) Is disaccharide a relevant classifier? Water is a hydrogen calcogenide, as is hydrosulfuric acid. That doesn't mean they're comparable as a food item.

It was likely chosen as a substitute for sucrose (table sugar) for being comparatively good (less bad):

> It is particularly suitable as a non-cariogenic sucrose replacement and is favorable in products for diabetics and prediabetic dispositions. [1]

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12387299

Re:Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? by nwah1 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @11:31AM (#16421536)
Fats and proteins, like all food, is slowly killing you, in the same way that life is killing you via aging.

Thus, the fats and proteins are likewise, in the best of circumstances, only "less bad" than sugar.

And there's such a wide variety of fatty acids and aminos that it is quite hard to generalize. Isomaltulose is probably far better than most fatty acids. And excess protein converts to sugar, too.

Re:Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? by croon on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @11:49AM (#16421723)
> Fats and proteins, like all food, is slowly killing you, in the same way that life is killing you via aging.

That's a terrible comparison. Gas is the fuel for your car, which will at some point break down to a point where you will trash it. By no definition is the gas destroying that car in the way that gas mixed with sawdust will.

> Thus, the fats and proteins are likewise, in the best of circumstances, only "less bad" than sugar.

You will die in a week without food. Some food will keep you alive longer than others. Fats and protein will do that better than sugar and protein, on aggregate. We can discuss more narrow categories within those, but it's moving goal posts from what I responded to.

Re:Was there ever really a “sugar conspiracy”? by IntronExon on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @09:57AM (#16420745)
IIRC wasn’t there a recent study which showed Isomaltulose and some similar disaccharides have negative effects on the gut flora? I think it was in the context of C. Diff infections, but I could be wrong.