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Re:Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of... by hollerith on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @12:03AM (#42373933)
People dont need to eat carbs to stay alive: most tissues can run on fatty acids and ketones, and the body can make carbs (slowly) from protein.

Dietary fiber is technically carbs, and if a person eats no fiber, his gut microbiota withers, which is bad, but that won't kill him any time soon.

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Re:Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of... by devmor on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @08:06AM (#42376459)
Sorry, let me rephrase - sugars are necessary for a pleasant and significantly healthy life.
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Re:Added sugar intake and its associations with incidence of... by hollerith on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @10:43AM (#42377884)
Did you mean to write sugars specifically as opposed to carbs that can be used to supply energy to the human body?

I.e., wouldn't enough rice and potatoes suffice?

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