Re:50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame...
by Udik on Saturday January 19, 2019 @04:47AM
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> Sugar is a specific refined product. It's existed a rare thing for only a couple thousand years
This sounds frankly absurd to me. Sucrose- the normal white sugar- simply breaks down into glucose and fructose; all three sugars- sucrose, glucose and fructose- are found in all fruits in 8-15% proportion on weight (much more for dried fruit, of course). They have always been part of our diet, even before we started hunting animals.
It's not because you see it as a white powder it's right to assume it's a new ingredient in our diet. It's not.
This sounds frankly absurd to me. Sucrose- the normal white sugar- simply breaks down into glucose and fructose; all three sugars- sucrose, glucose and fructose- are found in all fruits in 8-15% proportion on weight (much more for dried fruit, of course). They have always been part of our diet, even before we started hunting animals. It's not because you see it as a white powder it's right to assume it's a new ingredient in our diet. It's not.