Fats & Sugars

ENGINEER0619
ENGINEER0619 Posts: 2
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Please consider making distinctions between the good fats and good sugars - rather than place them all together. Fats from fish and peanuts are GOOD fats. Sugars from fruits are GOOD sugars. But, you link them all together.

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  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    The body has no way of discerning whether the sugar it's receiving is from an apple or a candy bar. Glucose is glucose, fructose is fructose, sucrose is sucrose, regardless of whether it's from a source labeled "GOOD" in the OP or not.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    ENGINEER0619 wrote: »
    Please consider making distinctions between the good fats and good sugars - rather than place them all together. Fats from fish and peanuts are GOOD fats. Sugars from fruits are GOOD sugars. But, you link them all together.

    :confused:
  • ENGINEER0619
    ENGINEER0619 Posts: 2
    The request was merely to made to point out and help people know what fats and sugars are good for the body, so that they would eat more of the foods with the good fats and sugars. The body may not have a way of discerning what kind of fat or sugar it is receiving. But, the body certainly will reveal what kind it has received.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    ENGINEER0619 wrote: »
    The request was merely to made to point out and help people know what fats and sugars are good for the body, so that they would eat more of the foods with the good fats and sugars. The body may not have a way of discerning what kind of fat or sugar it is receiving. But, the body certainly will reveal what kind it has received.
    Only if your body has difficulty processing sugar (diabetic, hypoglycemic, etc) or if you're consuming an excess of calories. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    ENGINEER0619 wrote: »
    The request was merely to made to point out and help people know what fats and sugars are good for the body, so that they would eat more of the foods with the good fats and sugars. The body may not have a way of discerning what kind of fat or sugar it is receiving. But, the body certainly will reveal what kind it has received.

    Not if you don't have a medical condition.
  • Amyafm
    Amyafm Posts: 18 Member
    Well you should avoid eating saturated fats in excess if you don't want clogged arteries, so you don't contribute to developing a medical condition. Also should avoid transfat. Unsaturated fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated) in moderation can help reduce the risk of clogged arteries. Omega 3's are also good for you. So, there is such a thing as good fat and bad fat....

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