time2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGermany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinksbrusselssignal.euexternal-linkmessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down118
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkGermany plans sugar tax that includes sugar free drinksbrusselssignal.eutime2lose@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square244fedilink
minus-squareOilyArena@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWell, you read wrong. Fructose is a very short chain sugar and is absorbed into the bloodstream a lot faster than “regular” sugar, making it more unhealthy.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoBut it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.
Well, you read wrong. Fructose is a very short chain sugar and is absorbed into the bloodstream a lot faster than “regular” sugar, making it more unhealthy.
But it’s much more sweet tasting so you need less of it. Don’t know if it actually balances out though.
“regular sugar” is 50% fructose.