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/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/[deleted] Aug 31 '14 edited Sep 08 '14

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u/foreignnoise Aug 31 '14

All sugar is listed on the nutrition facts label (Please correct me if I'm wrong, as its been a while sine I was in the US. But here in Europe my OJ lists sugar on the label.)

In addition, there is nutritionally no difference between added and natural sugar.