time2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoGermany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinksbrusselssignal.euexternal-linkmessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down117
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minus-squareOilyArena@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 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-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days ago“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoBut it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.
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.
“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.
But it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.