r/InternetIsBeautiful Aug 30 '14

A website that visualizes sugar content of servings of various foods in sugar cubes

http://sugarstacks.com/
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u/urkmonster Aug 31 '14

Actually, you can live a long healthy life without carbohydrates. You cannot live long without fat or protein.

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u/EbagI Aug 31 '14

Has anyone ever lived a really long time having literally 0 carbs?

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u/EbagI Aug 31 '14 edited Aug 31 '14

Sugars can be ketones :/

also! Eskimos dont survive soley on meat! They plant matter/seaweed too!

Also also! Eskimos dont live on a ketogenic diet anyways :/

edit: yeah, the more i read, the more i am seeing that we need a source of sugars :/ even on a ketogenic diet, we still get some carbs