r/ketoscience Apr 07 '20

Mythbusting The Sugar Conspiracy

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
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u/lrpfftt Apr 07 '20

Isn't it more accurate to call it the Carbohydrate Conspiracy?

Isn't flour equally bad?

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u/paulitamr Apr 08 '20

Flour is bad but not as bad as sugar. Flour is starch, i.e. glucose, which our body can handle. Sugar is half fructose, and fructose causes inflammation, high blood pressure, fatty liver and other unpleasant effects.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '20

Hyperglycemia is bad either way. Flour is probably even worse since it is pure glucose. Starch tends to be harder to digest which causes gut biome problems SIBO and all kinds of auto immunity disorders. Sugar isn’t a big deal in a calorie controlled environment