Chemically speaking all the sugars are the same as your body breaks them down/ converts them to glucose. All of them ( with the exception fo fructose) are then used by the cells using insulin. Generally speaking (as long as you are not a diabetic) all sugars are used similarly and have pretty much the same caloric value. Not one sugar produces more fat ( by the way sugar doesnt produce fat, it can be stored in the form of fat). Lactose doesnt have any acid as a molecule, so that shouldnt be a problem ( milk on the other hand does contain some acids)

I am sorry that I cant give you any advice. But instead of looking at the sugars themselves, perhaps looking at all the ingredients in one food as a combination can help make decisions. Because two foods can contain the same amount of glucose, but still be completly different ( one might have more saturated fat, making it less healthy.)

 

Honestly I don't think any are good for the body. But I think I'd go with lactose as being the worst. Humans are originally not intended to consume any of it, hence the huge proportion of society that is intolerant. That really ought to say it all.

 

Hmm. Well, on a molecular level I know that sucrose is going to take more energy to be broken down because it's a disaccharide of fructose and glucose? Lactose is it's own thing I'm pretty sure, I'm probably just making this more confusing.

I think people say fructose is bad because it's normally, when put into things artificially, really high energy with no nutritional value. But that's only when it's been processed and made into stuff like corn syrup, not when it's still whole fruit

 

Well sucrose is complex carb so I suppose most people would deem it the best, but I personally don't have any problems with sugar types, except lactose since I'm personally intolerant
Also sugar doesn't produce fat, excess sugar is stored as fat to be made easily accessible to the body.

 

Glucose - The body's favourite energy source, and is related to blood sugar and metabolism.

Fructose - The body doesn't like this as much, and the metabolism is affected differently. It doesn't go to the blood, or to the brain but through the liver. This sugar is more fat producing I think, and doesn't release insulin or leptin (apetite control hormone)

Sucrose - this is basically from sugar canes. The body seperates the glucose from the fructose and uses the glucose as a primary energy source. Therefore a lot of energy is left from the fructose which causes fat gain, a.k.a energy storage.

Lactose - Easily broken down into the blood stream. It contains glucose and galactose(?). It isn't as soluble as other sugars. It's very common in foods that EVERYONE eats, even lactose intolerant. But Scandinavian people are less likely to be lactose intolerant than others. Also lactose products are low in GI.

Hope that explained. You decide for yourself which one is the best/worst. I'm just providing the facts I know.

 

Honestly I don't think any are good for the body. But I think I'd go with lactose as being the worst. Humans are originally not intended to consume any of it, hence the huge proportion of society that is intolerant. That really ought to say it all.

Humans -- like all species -- have, are, and will continue to evolve. Ancestral Homo sapiens weren't meant to drink milk, but some could, and they had children and passed on this adaptation and that's why many people now can. Lactose is no worse than any other sugar unless you're lactose intolerant.

 

for me lactose because i'm intolerant to that shit haha
fructose is said to inhibit leptin (the satiety hormone) - but i think this only appeals to the fructose you can buy in bags to make marmelade etc, the amount in fruits is not that big and combined with the fibre in it i think it's ok
glucose-fructose-syrup is bad, though. rapid blood sugar high and after it these nasty hypoglycemia fellings
the more natural a food is (like, directly out of your garden for example) the better it is, everything artificially manipulated isn't that healthy anymore, in most cases.

 

This thing about lactose being acidic to the body and therefore bad is 500% BS. That whole acid/alkaline craze is UTTER garbage. The body tightly regulates blood pH to 7.34 regardless of what is eaten, using it's own endogenous bicarbonate. Fructose and glucose are monosaccharides, and the other two are disaccharides. Sucrose is glucose + fructose. Lactose is glucose + galactose. There's no one of these that "better" really, they are all simple sugars and will quickly become glucose in the body.

 

Honestly I don't think any are good for the body. But I think I'd go with lactose as being the worst. Humans are originally not intended to consume any of it, hence the huge proportion of society that is intolerant. That really ought to say it all.

I find it interesting that (with the exception of Scandinavians) people who follow vegan diets for many years (like 15+ years) can develop lactose intolerance.

 

Thank you SO much to ALL you who replied to this topic and gave your explanations. I gained some more clarity in this subject!!

 

Chemically speaking all the sugars are the same as your body breaks them down/ converts them to glucose. All of them ( with the exception fo fructose) are then used by the cells using insulin. Generally speaking (as long as you are not a diabetic) all sugars are used similarly and have pretty much the same caloric value. Not one sugar produces more fat ( by the way sugar doesnt produce fat, it can be stored in the form of fat). Lactose doesnt have any acid as a molecule, so that shouldnt be a problem ( milk on the other hand does contain some acids)

I am sorry that I cant give you any advice. But instead of looking at the sugars themselves, perhaps looking at all the ingredients in one food as a combination can help make decisions. Because two foods can contain the same amount of glucose, but still be completly different ( one might have more saturated fat, making it less healthy.)

This is by far the best/most accurate response.
Your body doesn't care, its all sugar.

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I find it interesting that (with the exception of Scandinavians) people who follow vegan diets for many years (like 15+ years) can develop lactose intolerance.

Curious, why with the exception of Scandinavians?

 

Curious, why with the exception of Scandinavians?

Bc scandinavians have been drinking milk for so many generations.

 

Bc scandinavians have been drinking milk for so many generations.

Oh wow I never knew that, I should have haha since I'm Scandinavian