> When sucrose is digested, it breaks down to glucose > and fructose.
No, sucrose is not reduced to fructose. Just the reverse. Sucrose and glucose are what are called mono-saccharides, i.e., simple sugars. Fructose is sometimes called a duo-saccharide, slightly more complex. In the medical world, they just jump right from duo-saccharides to poly-saccharides, i.e., complex sugars. Whole grains are complex sugars, i.e., complex carbohydrates. The sugars in meat are considered complex. Simple sugars assimilate and are metabolized very quickly, giving a rush of energy. Complex sugars metabolize more slowly, giving a gradual energy release. That's why the standard medical diet for hypoglycemia is a high-protein diet. Today's whole grains have what is called a high glycemic index, which simply means that they turn into simple sugars more quickly than the whole grains of 100 years ago. In the last few years, more attention has been paid to the varying complexities of the sugars found between fructose and "complex" sugars. Products like Mannitol focus on this idea. Terry Chamberlin ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
