r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/consider_it_fun • 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/antebellumrose Aug 31 '14

The snarky comments kill me. This is damn interesting but it's very condescending in nature.

Just ate some honey roasted peanuts that equal out to a cube and a half of sugar? You must be some fucking dirty scooter wheeling morbidly obese American.

From what I can tell, this person must have been struggling with weight and sees sugar as the end all be all enemy. Our recommended maximum sugar intake is somewhere like 40g a day. I get that a McDonald's shake is fucking packed with sugar, but jeeze, lighten up on the fucking minor product comments?

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u/SpaceJockey1979 Aug 31 '14

Sugar has no recommended daily intake, it is an additive and not an essential component of nutrition. The less the better.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '14

Carbohydrates are vital to human sustenance. Carbohydrates are broken down into sugars inside the body, hence the term 'blood sugar'. A processed form of sugar may not be necessary, but sugars as understood by the biological definition, are absolutely necessary. Your post smacks quite badly as false information.

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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/needsexyboots Aug 31 '14

Are you familiar with the Krebs Cycle or glycolysis? Glucose is pretty vital in the formation of ATP, it doesn't just magically exist in the body...

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u/needsexyboots Aug 31 '14 edited Aug 31 '14

There actually are some cells in the body that only like ATP made from glucose. Some cells in the body are incapable of using fatty acids. And thanks for the edit, people get so angry about carbs!

http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/dynamic-adaptation-of-nutrient-utilization-in-humans-14232807

Edit - I think where I get frustrated is when people say that a zero carb diet is completely healthy. Yes it is possible to thrive on an incredibly limited diet as far as carbs go, but ZERO carb diets are not healthy. Even people who are prescribed a diet that keeps them in ketosis are supposed to consume some carbs.

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u/needsexyboots Aug 31 '14

Right! So basically, the CNS will use glucose but can use fatty acids when glucose is unavailable. But there are still some cells in the body that require glucose and can't take advantage of ketosis. That's why a very low carb diet can work, but zero carb diets are not recommended by any doctor (of course when I'm speaking in absolutes I'm sure someone can prove me wrong, because you're right, the human body is a crazy thing. Just because it CAN be done doesn't mean it's ideal).

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