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davetortoiseCaffeine is lowkey the most normalised and profitable drug addiction in the world, and it doesnât really even do anything. The whole âgiving you energyâ thing is a myth, all it does it make you tired without it. Thatâs why caffeine legally has to be listed as a âflavouringâ on the packaging, despite nobody on earth having a clue what itâs supposed to taste like
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ď¸Iâll be that guy: SUGAR. Just try cutting it out of your life and tell me weâre not all hopeless fiends.
If you cut out sugar completely, your brain/central nervous system/red blood cells would break down.
We definitely consume too much sugar, but caffeine is not needed for anything.
I think they mean the bullshit that is in everything and causing major issues, high fructose corn syrup. Everything in moderation, but easier said than done sometimes with addictive substances.
ValmondFalse. The liver can synthesise over 100 grams of glycose per day, enough for the brain and the rest.
Itâs hard and crashy to withdraw from sugars, and itâs hard because itâs in all processed food and wherever they can stick it, but you can absolutely do it.
But if you pull through youâll feel way better because the body upregulates the fat to atp cycle instead of using sugar, so instead of getting hungry all the time when the body needs energy (and you are supposed to eat a donut) it just uses fat from our fat cells.
And if you eat a lot of sugar, as sugar is toxic to the body, itâs used up ASAP and triggers insulin spikes etc. not exactly good for you in the long run.
Now, I guess you should try to figure out a good diet around all this of course, but sugar is just a toxic drug.
DämnyzThe sugar reserves in your liver are like a last resort of your body when it canât burn any carbohydrates in the cells. As a type 1 diabetic I can tell you that you shouldnât fuck with that at all. Messing up your hormones (like insulin) is a really bad idea. Apart from that we obviously consume too much sugar. When your liver dumps all the sugar it saved up it also dumps a heap of the shit it is supposed to filter out. When you get hypoglycemic and your liver takes over, you gonna have a really bad time. When your body burns fat it produces Ketone, which is similar to acetone (or nail polish). In small concentration thatâs not a concern, but in higher concentration, like when you donât consume any carbohydrates, it fucks you up big time. Ketone is the reason why diabetics get blind, lose their legs and develop nerve damage.
Sugar is only toxic when you get it from refined sources. When you consume whole, intact foods, in a balanced diet, sugar is totally fine and literally our primary fuel source. Our metabolic system prefers sugar as fuel so greatly that it 1) will use it over fat if available, and 2) will break down proteins in the body to get more glucose if deprived of it.
Howâs that acetone breath by the way?
Acetone breath? Nice argumentation.
Youâre just repeating what I said in another way:
yes, it will use it over fat, because itâs bad for us, so smartly weâll use it up ASAP.
yes, other things (fat) will be used if you do not eat sugar.
Sugar is sugar, your idea about ânaturalâ has no foothold in science, itâs the glycemic index you want.
Also, if your diet is your primary âfuel sourceâ I wouldnât like to be your arteries.
Would you care to try again and make sense this time?
gandalf_der_12tei think they mean sugar intake, not sugar metabolism
UnderpantsWeevilSUGAR. Just try cutting it out of your life
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See what I mean!?