eli5: Sugars are carbs. What is different about sugar that requires it to be listed separately on a nutritionql label?

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eli5: Sugars are carbs. What is different about sugar that requires it to be listed separately on a nutritionql label?

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i think it’s more accurate to say that carbs are broken down into sugars in your stomach that your body can use for energy. foods that are high in sugar give you energy too, but the human body isn’t meant to digest these processed, already broken down sugars, which is why it messes with people’s insulin levels and pancreas. in other words, they list sugar separately because it’s so harmful to the body