zack189 t1_j8q5ouc wrote on February 16, 2023 at 3:39 AM Reply to comment by dlr6481 in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB Unbound sugar. When you eat a fruit, the sugar in that fruit is bound by fiber. It releases slower and thus gradually increases your sugar level, not spike it. If you drink fruit juice, the sugar has no fibers, so it spikes your sugar level Permalink Parent 2
zack189 t1_j8q1nb4 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 3:07 AM Reply to comment by Abundance144 in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB Isn't a potato more complex than sugar tho? Taking more time to digest? Permalink Parent 9
zack189 t1_j8q5ouc wrote
Reply to comment by dlr6481 in Study finds link between ‘free sugar’ intake and cardiovascular disease by YoanB
Unbound sugar. When you eat a fruit, the sugar in that fruit is bound by fiber. It releases slower and thus gradually increases your sugar level, not spike it.
If you drink fruit juice, the sugar has no fibers, so it spikes your sugar level