Eli5: Whats the difference between “processed sugar” and sugar found in fruit, bread and milk etc? arent processed sugar the same sugar molecules as those?

Question

And more specifically, what is it that makes processed sugar worse than consuming sugar from those products, is it blood sugar spike or something?

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Answer 1

I’ll offer this video by a food scientist as a supplement. While the video focuses on sugar and popular “healthy” sugar substitutes, it explains the common types of sugars in our food, how our bodies process them, their effect on blood sugar levels and what the glycemic index is. It does incidentally discuss a bit about the effect of eating processed sugars and our bodies’ absorption of sugars in food.

[How to Cook That by Ann Reardon](https://youtu.be/BU3bTBWnvT4?si=ldksPG1Ez2DZ7PcR)