Please read (or listen to) How not to die. It is a great book, funny and full of cool information, it changed my life a little.
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It's the vitamins. These tiny black things that always crawl on top of the fruits...
If I remember my highschool biology correctly (which I probably don't, so take this with all the grains of salt), natural sources like berries, fruits, etc... create natural glucose which is what every living organism (including us...use for energy). Meaning when we eat berries and fruit, that natural glucose doesn't need to be converted or processed in order for our body to make use of it. That also gives it a more stable effect in our system.
Refined sugars, on the other hand, need to be processed into glucose before it can bind to (oxygen? I think?) and pass into our bloodstream. That process leaves a lot of junk leftover which can have detrimental effects.
Again...I'm trying to remember a 35 year old highschool biology course, so correct me if I'm wrong.
close but not quite
All carbohydrates have to be converted into glucose. Your breads, pastas, starches, etc
All forms of glucose can be used directly, without the conversion. But that does not make them healthier by any stretch
You're off I think, been that long since biology class for me as well. Sucrose, glucose and fructose are the same molecule, just arranged differently. That has some effects on bio uptake, can't remember what.
Ideally focus on grapes fermented into beautiful wine and eat the rest in moderation.
Because these are naturally grown sources of sugar that is untainted by the joke of the food industry's idea of processing sugar?
The issue with processed food isn't the artificial part or the refined part, it's the calorie dense part. Fresh fruit juice is processed sugar, vegan pizza is highly refined, and organic granola bars are still highly processed.
The calorie density makes it far too easy to over consume, and to do so regularly.
Sugar is produced naturally in sugar beet and sugar cane plants.
Because sugar isn't unhealthy in the first place, you'll die without any sugar.