I am going to throw some facts in case one was not aware.
Did you know that an average American consumes 22.7 teaspoons of sugar a day.
One tsf of sugar is 4.2 gms.
Did u know a can of cola 12 oz has 7.93tsf of sugar.
Table sugar is equal amounts of sucrose is composed of equal amounts of glucose and fructose.
Fructose is the sugar one finds in fruit.
Fructose gives the sweet taste of sugar.
High fructose corn syrup or HFCSis also a mix of fructose and glucose,55% and45%.
Glucose is metabolized by cells all through the body,fructose is processed primarily in liver and forms fats called triglycerides.
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