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Re:The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the wa... by estaseuropano on Saturday April 10, 2021 @02:34AM (#26759438)
> * Glucose and other sugars are one of the handful things that there’s a consensus it’s bad for our health.

Is that really the case? There is a difference between something being inherently unhealthy vs excessive in our current diet. We like sugars because our bodies need readily accessible energy. The issue is that today it is to easy and cheap to produce and consume and we don't control ourselves.

Re:The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the wa... by aszantu on Saturday April 10, 2021 @04:34AM (#26759941)
The body makes its own sugar from protein needed. The hypothalamus is very sensitive to insulin. The when looking for it, you'll prolly find other examples
Re:The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the wa... by robbiep on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:08AM (#26760894)
Running in gluconeogenesis permenantly isn’t biochemically ideal (at least for early growth)