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Can Our Bodies Tell the Difference Between Naturally Occurring and Added Sugars? (self.com)
2 points by loandbehold on Nov 9, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



When they say "our bodies" it's not clear (to me) whether they're including our gut microbes in that or not. We know very little about the microbes we host[1], so little that I'm not so sure it's wise to declare so absolutely that sugar is sugar is sugar.

[1] or do they host us?




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