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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by ajanicij on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:56PM (#46534432)
That is only partly true: you don't need dietary saturated fats, but you do need essential fats (omega-3 and omega-6), which are polyunsaturated. However, sugar does not have all sorts of uses biologically; it has only one: as one (but not the only one) source of energy.
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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by BobbyJo on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:47PM (#46536060)
It isn't just a source, it is also a storage mechanism, both in the liver and in muscle tissue.
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Re:Sugar industry influenced researchers and blamed fat for ... by aldarion on Saturday January 17, 2026 @02:10PM (#46660993)
That sugar however is produced by the body itself.

Technically speaking, dietary requirement for sugar is 0. This doesn't mean it isn't useful to have some, but it definitely shouldn't be the basis of the food pyramid.

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