[inglor_cz]

Processed sugar is sucrose, also half-glucose, half-fructose.

Even though both are found separately in nature, it doesn't necessarily follow that their combination is just fine, especially in the volumes consumed in a typical Western diet.

If sugar isn't addictive at all, why do so many people have cravings for sweets? Cravings are a major hallmark of addiction.

[YetAnotherNick]

What do you think processed sugar is? It's literally just natural sugar purified. Almost everything in nature which contain sugar contains both fructose and glucose combined.

[inglor_cz]

The list of problematic substances that are "just" purified natural matter is quite long. We aren't built to consume purified products endlessly.

[YetAnotherNick]

Did I claim sugar is not problematic?

[pvaldes]

> We aren't built to consume purified products endlessly

At cell level this is just what we do.