Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA And I still contend... If I eat two nectarines for breakfast and they contains 1.7 grams of Fructose each. That's 3.4 grams of Fructose. And then tomorrow... I eat a cinnamon donut which also has 3.4 grams of High Fructose Corn Syrup... I contend that the nectarines are processed in my body easier and better ('better' meaning absorption, breaking into energy and waste) than the donut and are therefore better for me. If I ate more nectarines and fewer donuts, my overall health would increase.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I contend that the nectarines are processed in my body easier and better ('better' meaning absorption, breaking into energy and waste) than the donut and are therefore better for me.<< No doubt, but I think your original question comes down to the actual fructose -- is sugar processed from corn better/worse/equal to sugar found naturally in fruit and other foods? The cinnamon roll comes with all sorts of other things -- refined flour, fats, etc., so it really isn't a fair comparison with a nectarine. I think a better comparison would be Coca-Cola made with HFCS vs. Coca-Cola made with sugar. Is one any healthier than the other?
Originally Posted By andyll <<I think a better comparison would be Coca-Cola made with HFCS vs. Coca-Cola made with sugar. Is one any healthier than the other? >> Tough to do accurate study like that on humans since it's impossible to control their other food intake. What I would do is take water sweetened with sugar and water sweetened with HFCS and feed it to mice. I would do different combinations concentrations of the sweetner and access to other food. ( ranging from none to unlimited ) Over time I would try to determine if there were differences on the body and appetite. I would understand that I am not trying to find out why one would be better or worst for the mouse... just if there was a difference. Oh wait... that study was done last year by Princeton.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer "A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same. "
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Am I the only one that feels that I am not a mouse or a laboratory rat? I need to know what it does to a human not to a rodent. Rats eat rotten food with no ill effects...can the same be said for humans?
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Actually yes. The body adjusts to spoiled food. We've sanitized and refrigerated our way into having delicate digestive systems... and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer "Am I the only one that feels that I am not a mouse or a laboratory rat?" You aren't, but you and rodents are 97.5% alike in your genetic code. And, beyond that, the way that chemistry works in your body is exactly the same way that it works in a rodent's body. Chemistry is chemistry and molecular actions have predictable behaviors. How your body uses sugars is just chemistry, nothing more.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Then what you are saying is that the thing that women have been calling me all these years is true? I must go lie down in my dumpster now.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "Sorry to hear about your husband, PJ." and "+1" Thank you ">>> Using fruit juices or natural honey as sweeteners are good alternatives if you need to add sugar to something<<< But apple juice tastes icky in coffee ;-)." Very true...
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance ">>> Using fruit juices or natural honey as sweeteners are good alternatives if you need to add sugar to something<<<" I don't know if someone has already mentioned this or not, but I just was reading about Apple Juice a few months ago. They found that fruit juice has been found to have high levels of arsenic. While there are governmental regulations on arsenic levels in water, there aren't any on fruit juice.
