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Old 03-03-10, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by UmneyDurak
What is bad is processed "sugar". I put that in quotes because now it's mostly HFCC. I read someone mentioned they saw it in the ingredients list for HUMMUS. ... For longer endurance ride some bananas.
Both high-fructose corn syrup HFCS and bananas have a sugar content that's about half glucose and half fructose, so the sugars in both will be metabolized in the same way by your body. The bananas also have other nutrients (esp. potassium) and fiber so they are healthier than items that only contain HFCS and few other nutrients. But there's nothing inherently that terrible about some amount of HFCS in our diets. The problems arise when it results in excessive consumption and obesity or when the diet is deficient in other nutrients.
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