Anybody here fructose free?

cwolfman13

Srsly...are there not enough "demon sugar" threads? Do we really need to resurrect old ones?

tigersword

Holy necroposting...

lemurcat12

Oh, whoops, should have read the whole thing. Zombie attack.

JoRocka

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Oh, whoops, should have read the whole thing. Zombie attack.

it got me too.
damnnnit

Charlottesometimes23

SanteMulberry wrote: »

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" ' Excerpt from Mark's Daily Apple;

Sugar stimulates a physiological stressor-reaction cascade that provokes adrenaline and cortisol release and thickens the blood...' "

It also contributes heavily to formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGE's) which, as the acronym suggests, are metabolic by-products that do damage to the body's cells. This is the "oxidative stress" that is referred to below.


" '...Sugar decreases your body’s production of leptin, a hormone critical for appetite regulation...' "

While I understand what he is trying to get at, that statement doesn't totally reflect what is actually going on in the body of an obese person. Because leptin is produced in the fat cells, obese people produce a LOT of it. The problem is that, over time, their bodies become resistant to leptin. In fact, leptin resistance precedes and predicts insulin-resistance if nothing is done to curb the progress of what is essentially a disease state. Women are even more vulnerable to leptin-resistance because they produce 2 to 3 times more leptin AT THE SAME BODY FAT LEVEL as do men.

" '...Sugar appears to fuel cancer cells...' " Yep, but so does high blood glucose from any source.


" '...Sugar disrupts the effective transfer of amino acids to muscle tissue...' "

Now this one is a bit more complicated. Because sugar consumption raises blood sugar precipitously, it would trigger a consequent rise in insulin which is actually critical for building muscle. (Some body builders actually inject themselves with insulin to try to increase their muscle mass---undoubtedly a very dangerous practice. But then, they also take anabolic steroids--another very dangerous practice.) In any case, those seeking to build muscle would likely be better served by eating the majority of their carbohydrates from (in order) starchy vegetables, grain, fruit and only after those have been exhausted as sources for energy, from sugar.

" "...Sugar intake over time spurs insulin resistance, subsequent Type II diabetes and the entire host of related health issues like nerve damage and cardiovascular disease...' "

I have no particular objection to this statement but some people could eat sugar and not develop the deadly cascade, and others would become ill. A lot of it has to do with youth and activity level being beneficial to offsetting some of the deleterious effects.

This is mostly just sugar fear mongering, which is not surprising coming from MDA who misrepresents and cherry picks to suit his agenda.

AGEs form from the breakdown of fats, proteins and nucleic acids, not just sugars.

Sugar does not cause diabetes, and it is simplistic to say that it thickens the blood.

Cancer cells use glucose as an energy source as do non-cancerous cells. Dietary sugar does not promote cancer growth or metastasis.

Appetite regulation is extremely complex and controlled by a number of molecules eg. Ghrelin, NPY not just leptin.

Fair enough if people want to cut out sugar because it makes them feel better (it would make me miserable) but let's not blame it for everything from cell damage to cancer.