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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by wincy on Monday October 23, 2023 @07:26AM (#37984154)
People like to imagine the sugar within whole fruits is somehow magically less harmful to your pancreas.
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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by genter on Monday October 23, 2023 @10:05AM (#37985835)
That's because it is. The complex carbohydrates in whole fruit (as opposed to juice or candy) slows down your digestion and you don't get a blood sugar spike.
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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by unmole on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:44AM (#37996360)
> The complex carbohydrates

Fructose says hi.

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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by InSteady on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:43PM (#38005258)
One imagines GP is more referring to oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, in addition to dietary fiber. Not all fruits contain excess fructose, and many contain basically trace amounts in reasonable servings.
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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by phpisthebest on Monday October 23, 2023 @10:10AM (#37985895)
maybe not your pancreas but not all sugars are equal, and the most common "added" sugar in the us is HFCS which is processed by the body differently then natural glucose common to fruit
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Re:National Center for Home Food Preservation by yumraj on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:43PM (#37988180)
Yes it is. This is a video I'd found many years ago which goes into substantial depth. It's long, but IMHO worth watching.

Sugar: THE BITTER TRUTH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

It's a presentation by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology.

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