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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ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL. fructose is fructose . The difference comes down to the net caloric intake. Eating sugar without fiber,fats or proteins will not be as satiating and will likely result in one consuming more calories than one burns which over time will cause obesity and diabetes.
Basically processed sugar hasn’t fiber. And this is the problem. The same with refined floors.
Your bacteria need fiber. If you only provides sugar, the ecosystem in your gut is disbalanced. And this is the beginning of overweight, diabetes, intolerances, poor immune system, depresions, anxiety, and a long, long, long etc.
Dietician here, i work with overweight/diabetic patience and socialise in low carb. The sugar molecule remains the same in fruit as in soda. Both raise insulin levels and high insulin levels are linked to over 90% of non infectious chronic diseases. Just because sugar is in fruit does not make it magically good for you!
What are non caloric sweeteners? Are they good to reduce the body fat percentage? (I am skinny but I am still trying to maintain my sugar consumption)
Imagine you have two baskets of apples.
In the first basket, you have whole apples. Along with the sweet part of the apple, you also get fiber, vitamins, and other good stuff. This is like the sugar found in fruit.
In the second basket, you have apple juice squeezed from the apples. All the fiber and some of the good stuff are left behind, and you just get the sweet liquid. This is like processed sugar.
Both baskets have the sweet part from apples, but the whole apples give you extra benefits that the juice doesn’t.
Now, sugar in fruit, bread, and milk is like the whole apples. They come with other nutrients. The sugar in fruit comes with fiber, which slows down how quickly your body absorbs the sugar. This means you don’t get a super-fast sugar spike in your blood.
Processed sugar, like in candies or sodas, is like the apple juice. It’s just the sweet part without the extra benefits. When you eat it, your body absorbs it super fast, causing a quick spike in your blood sugar. Over time, if you have too many of these spikes, it can be bad for your health.
So, while the sugar molecule itself might be the same, what comes with it and how your body handles it can be different!
Ann Reardon (YouTube “how to bake that) has a good visual explanation of the differences and what they mean.
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