time2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoGermany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinksbrusselssignal.euexternal-linkmessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up1422arrow-down117
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minus-squareOilyArena@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoWell, you read wrong. Fructose is a very short chain sugar and is absorbed into the bloodstream a lot faster than “regular” sugar, making it more unhealthy.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 days agoBut it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days ago“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.
Well, you read wrong. Fructose is a very short chain sugar and is absorbed into the bloodstream a lot faster than “regular” sugar, making it more unhealthy.
But it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.
“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.