Hermes Solenzol
1 min readOct 27, 2019

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Wrong! A molecule of sucrose is formed by a molecule of glucose bound to a molecule of fructose. Here is a picture of a molecule of sucrose

Therefore, sucrose and fructose get absorbed equally fast.

All sugars in our nutrition are the same, they are either glucose, fructose or sucrose. What matters is the total amount of them that you consume. It doesn’t matter if they come from candy or fruit.

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Hermes Solenzol
Hermes Solenzol

Written by Hermes Solenzol

Professor of neuroscience. Pain researcher. Old-school Leftist. Science, philosophy, politics and kinky sex. https://www.hermessolenzol.com/en

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