I don't understand the mechanism here. I thought sucrase, the enzyme that breaks down sucrose (table sugar) into 1 fructose and 1 glucose (same as HFCS), acted almost immediately -- at least on the timescale of nutrient absorption. Is it just short circuiting our sense of satiety? Maybe the raw fructose makes things sweeter and stimulates reward centers better?
I wonder where honey falls in all this since it has higher fructose than the most common 55% fructose HFCS blends.
We seem to know so little about all of this, but I think it's safe to say that both sugar and HFCS are bad in quantities that the common american is accustomed.
I find it's best to just avoid sweet foods all together, but if forced to choose I would take HFCS over artificial sweeteners any day of the week. Our bodies have been dealing with glucose and fructose for a very long time -- even on evolutionary time scales. The same can't be said for Sucralos, aspartame, or Acesulfame potassium.
Everything in the world is either overtly or subtly poisonous; the only question is, at what dose?
I wonder where honey falls in all this since it has higher fructose than the most common 55% fructose HFCS blends.
We seem to know so little about all of this, but I think it's safe to say that both sugar and HFCS are bad in quantities that the common american is accustomed.
I find it's best to just avoid sweet foods all together, but if forced to choose I would take HFCS over artificial sweeteners any day of the week. Our bodies have been dealing with glucose and fructose for a very long time -- even on evolutionary time scales. The same can't be said for Sucralos, aspartame, or Acesulfame potassium.
Everything in the world is either overtly or subtly poisonous; the only question is, at what dose?