Goldhedge
03-26-2012, 10:26 AM
The Truth About Sugars
HEALTH TIP: It is easy to become confused by the various sugars and sweeteners, so here is a basic overview:
* Saccharide = sugar
* Glucose (aka “dextrose” or “grape sugar”), galactose (“milk sugar”), and fructose (“fruit sugar”) are all “monosaccharides” (i.e. single sugar molecules), known as “simple sugars.” Theprimary difference between them is how your body metabolizes them.
* Glucose is the form of energy you were designed to run on. Every cell in your body uses glucose for energy.
* High amounts of fructose are very damaging to the body, since if fructose isn’t burned immediately for energy, it travels directly to the liver, where it is converted to triglycerides (fats). Excess triglycerides increase insulin resistance (and insulin production), thus contributing to diabetes in a “back door” fashion.
* The simple sugars can combine to form more complex sugars, like sucrose (“table sugar”) which is a “disaccharide” comprised of 50% glucose and 50% fructose.
Read more: http://www.thegic.org/profiles/blogs/the-truth-about-sugars#ixzz1qEVcFLkZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5zyqyXTQhiw
HEALTH TIP: It is easy to become confused by the various sugars and sweeteners, so here is a basic overview:
* Saccharide = sugar
* Glucose (aka “dextrose” or “grape sugar”), galactose (“milk sugar”), and fructose (“fruit sugar”) are all “monosaccharides” (i.e. single sugar molecules), known as “simple sugars.” Theprimary difference between them is how your body metabolizes them.
* Glucose is the form of energy you were designed to run on. Every cell in your body uses glucose for energy.
* High amounts of fructose are very damaging to the body, since if fructose isn’t burned immediately for energy, it travels directly to the liver, where it is converted to triglycerides (fats). Excess triglycerides increase insulin resistance (and insulin production), thus contributing to diabetes in a “back door” fashion.
* The simple sugars can combine to form more complex sugars, like sucrose (“table sugar”) which is a “disaccharide” comprised of 50% glucose and 50% fructose.
Read more: http://www.thegic.org/profiles/blogs/the-truth-about-sugars#ixzz1qEVcFLkZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5zyqyXTQhiw