All sugars the same? Natural and man made?

"man made sugars"?? don't you mean something different? Corn syrup is not
"man made" if it comes from corn, after all. Besides, different sugars have
slightly different chemical constructions that make them more/less likely to
affect people in a certain way. I guess you could call Honey a "bee made
sugar".....

corn is manmade. it never existed in the wild. high fructose corn syrup is
starting to show some bad health problems.

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Are the sugars that exist in fruits the same molecular
make up as say man made sugars such as hugh fructose
corn syrup, etc?

Bottom line.... are natural sugars any better for you
than man made sugars?

The "natural sugars" you are speaking of occur in "natural" foods more
sparingly than in processed foods. It's true that your body doesn't know
the difference from a gram of carbs from a potato, apple, or candy bar, but
to paraphrase him, it's a lot easier to eat three cookies than it is three
apples.

Here's the bottom line, as I see it. Your body depends on carbohydrates for
fuel. Our wonderful and industrious government, in their research, figured
that out. But what your body does is take any leftover carbs that you eat
and store them in the form of fat for a rainy day.

However, in the world today, not that many people have those rainy days, so
we just store more carbs. Those of us on a low-carb lifestyle are forcing
the rain.

Latest reports state that some 60% of Americans are obese, and type II
diabetes is on the increase. But there are no new real dietary guidelines
provided to correct this situation.

I'm encouiraged that I run into more and more people every day who have
adopted the low-carb lifestyle. What's wonderful is that less than half
are, by my judgement, overweight. Most have been somewhat over the scales,
and want a healthier way of living.

The message is still not getting out to too many people. I pray it does.

"man made sugars"?? don't you mean something different? Corn syrup is
not
"man made" if it comes from corn, after all. Besides, different sugars
have
slightly different chemical constructions that make them more/less likely
to
affect people in a certain way. I guess you could call Honey a "bee made
sugar".....

corn is manmade. it never existed in the wild. high fructose corn syrup is
starting to show some bad health problems.

Corn itself is "manmade"? No. Today's corn may have been carefully selected
and grown to be what it is today, but it is not "manmade" by any stretch of
the imagination. That's like saying all breeds of dogs today are "manmade".

Pat in TX

"man made sugars"?? don't you mean something different? Corn syrup is
not
"man made" if it comes from corn, after all. Besides, different sugars
have
slightly different chemical constructions that make them more/less likely
to
affect people in a certain way. I guess you could call Honey a "bee made
sugar".....

corn is manmade. it never existed in the wild. high fructose corn syrup is
starting to show some bad health problems.

Corn itself is "manmade"? No. Today's corn may have been carefully selected
and grown to be what it is today, but it is not "manmade" by any stretch of
the imagination. That's like saying all breeds of dogs today are "manmade".

Pat in TX

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Corn itself is "manmade"? No. Today's corn may have been carefully selected
and grown to be what it is today, but it is not "manmade" by any stretch of
the imagination. That's like saying all breeds of dogs today are "manmade".

corn never existed in the wild. atleast the dogs are all dogs. there is no wild
corn at all. and today's corn sure is not yesterdays corn it is pretty low in
quality and nutrition.

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The "natural sugars" you are speaking of occur in "natural" foods more
sparingly than in processed foods. It's true that your body doesn't know
the difference from a gram of carbs from a potato, apple, or candy bar, but
to paraphrase him, it's a lot easier to eat three cookies than it is three
apples.

I don't think that's true. different foods effect us differently. our body does
not see everything the same. scientists see us as just machines but we are far
more then that.

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"Steve Knight" wrote in message
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corn never existed in the wild. there is no wild
corn at all.

What did native Americans get maize from?
Just curious here.

"Steve Knight" wrote in message
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corn never existed in the wild. there is no wild
corn at all.

What did native Americans get maize from?
Just curious here.

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:27:41 GMT, Steve Knight

corn never existed in the wild. atleast the dogs are all dogs.

Actually, not. DNA has revealed that dogs are wolves, and nothing
but, in Lassie clothing, so to speak... K.

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:27:41 GMT, Steve Knight

corn never existed in the wild. atleast the dogs are all dogs.

Actually, not. DNA has revealed that dogs are wolves, and nothing
but, in Lassie clothing, so to speak... K.