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blindslap
Aug 17, 2002, 10:40 PM
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i think i heard somewhere that using fructose sugar is better than regualar cane sugar for your body. it sounds farfetched but i just wanted to check it out.
(i was talking about using large quantitys like in cool aid or other mixed drinks)
thanks
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freezerfrost
Aug 17, 2002, 11:15 PM
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Fructose will raise triglyceride levels in your blood. Increased triglyceride levels have been linked to increased risk of heart disease.
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metoliusmunchkin
Aug 17, 2002, 11:23 PM
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Will (freezerfrost) wrote:
Quote:Fructose will raise triglyceride levels in your blood. Increased triglyceride levels have been linked to increased risk of heart disease.
With accordance to Will's statement, it appears as though with such leisurely uses for sugar, as the making of Cool Aid, and other such beverages, that regular cane sugar is best used. I was never previously aware of the betterment to any one particular type of sugar, as to another.
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likethegoddess
Aug 18, 2002, 1:29 AM
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Fructose is derived from fruit instead of sugar cane. It turns into blood sugar at about half the rate of cane sugar. So your sugar peak and crash will be more graduated.
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krustyklimber
Aug 18, 2002, 1:46 AM
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But this slower rate of change can cause your stomach to switch to a digestive mode, and thereby slowing the body's ability to take in water.
This can lead to a few different problems, acid gut, dehydration, and diarrhea (which can lead to more dehydration).
Not to mention the long term effects that were brought up already.
Sugars like all other food substances should be used together and in moderation, too much of only one or all of them is bad.
Jeff
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farmerc
Aug 18, 2002, 2:49 AM
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If you're worried about dehydration as a few other people mentioned, don't drink juice that is over about 10% carbs (i.e. sugars) because it inhibits absorption of water. very bad
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jt512
Aug 18, 2002, 9:27 PM
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Don't use fructose! Our bodies are not designed for high fructose consumption. Fructose is metabolized in the liver where it isn't available for muscles to use as energy. Fructose consumption has been shown to harm athletic performance relative to glucose, sucrose, and starch. Consequently, your meals on climbing days and your sports drinks, if you use them, should contain little if any fructose, or "corn syrup" as it is called in commercial foods.
-Jay
[ This Message was edited by: jt512 on 2002-08-18 14:28 ]
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