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Re:New antiviral treatment made from sugar by bewilderbeast on Thursday January 30, 2020 @07:09AM (#22190785)
This is interesting, but no mention of how the hosts process these molecules. We all know that our body has problems processing artificial molecules (artificial sweeteners, etc).
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Re:New antiviral treatment made from sugar by MichaelApproved on Thursday January 30, 2020 @08:13AM (#22191065)
What problem does the body have with breaking down artificial sweeteners?
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Re:New antiviral treatment made from sugar by klyrs on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:13AM (#22191833)
Read the reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-SUGAR-Classic-Gummi-Bears/prod...

And fwiw the whole point of "non-caloric" artificial sweeteners is that they're indigestible.

https://chriskresser.com/how-artificial-sweeteners-wreak-hav...

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Re:New antiviral treatment made from sugar by Nasrudith on Thursday January 30, 2020 @01:32PM (#22193884)
That sounds like the opposite of a problem in itself. The body digesting the drug before it can kill viruses would make it less useful.
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