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by sachdevap 1873 days ago
Sugar is not fundamentally toxic. This is a very poor conclusion to draw, and even more so when, as someone else suggested, expanding this to all carbs.

Glucose is used in IV drips, and in emergency conditions, providing someone with glucose and electrolytes can prevent them from passing out.
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cycrutchfield 1873 days ago
When people say sugar they are generally referring to sucrose. When they say that sugar is toxic, it's not because it's broken down into glucose, it's because it is also broken down into fructose.

The metabolism of fructose is somewhat analogous to that of ethanol.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649103/

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parineum 1873 days ago
> The metabolism of fructose is somewhat analogous to that of ethanol.

Does that mean it's toxic?

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knuthsat 1873 days ago
Of course not, because that study analyzes concentrates and not natural source of fructose. Eating the equivalent amount of fructose used in those studies in fruit will never get you similar effects to ethanol. These studies are interesting but vacuous.
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