So, what’s the difference between fruit sugar and other sugars? “Refined, or processed, sugars come under many names, including white sugar, brown sugar, cane sugar, coconut sugar, palm sugar, invert sugar, high-fructose corn syrup—the list goes on!” These sugars lacks any significant nutritional value and only for the sweet taste its add to the product e.g icing on cakes. Fruits have vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. In other words, the fruit you eat are much more nutritious but still does add calories.
How does the body metabolize sugar?
The fruit has fructose and glucose in it. Most fruit has 40-55 percent fructose and the rest us glose, but table sugars is made up of a molecule called sucrose is when broken down to glucose. This is important since the body metabolizes fructose differently than glucose.
Fructose is primarily metabolized in the liver. Eating fructose doesn’t raise blood glucose or insulin levels, both of which—when elevated above the normal range may lead to a higher incidence of diabetes and other disease
Fructose is metabolized in the liver is converted to fat. Excess fructose in large quantities can cause a what is called a fatty liver, particularly in alcoholics and can possibly cause cirrhosis
Sucrose. ( which is in table sugar) and starches are broken down to glucose, in the intestines and then gets into the bloodstream, and provides energy to the tissues. Insulin is needed for glucose to enter into the tissues.
the good and the bad
FRUIT SUGARS are only a part of the fruit. It also has fiber which slows down to absorption as well and many vitamins and antioxidants and other healthy products. It does not cause a higher peaks of blood sugars as table sugars. It may also improve your gut bacteria. However too much fruits will cause your blood sugar to spike and also add on the calories and weight. The fruit juices tend to cause more peak blood sugars than a whole fruits. A few fruits such as Avacado’s have good fats but most do not have any other nutrient.
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an artificial sugar made from corn syrup. Many experts believe that added sugar and HFCS are key factors in today’s obesity epidemic .HFCS and added sugar are also linked to many other serious health issues, including diabetes and heart disease
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