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A comment on Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages. Parent comment

Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by jandrewrogers on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @11:35PM (#42630951)
Sucrose is 50% fructose. HFCS is typically 42-55% fructose. They are essentially indistinguishable to your liver.
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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by sideshowb on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @03:12AM (#42632144)
> Sucrose is 50% fructose

What? They're different molecules

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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by LordAtlas on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @03:23AM (#42632191)
Sucrose is a disaccharide made up of 50% glucose and 50% fructose.
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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by majkinetor on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @06:55AM (#42633261)
There is also a chemical bond that needs to be broken in sucrose
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Re:Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable t... by jandrewrogers on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @02:40PM (#42637680)
Of course, and the human body is full of enzymes that exist to cleave saccharides into their constituent sugars.
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