time2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGermany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinksbrusselssignal.euexternal-linkmessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down118
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minus-squareOilyArena@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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-down1·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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.