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The 56 (so far) names of sugar (hackertalks.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Most of these I can agree with, but mannitol and sorbitol seem like a stretch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Fair enough, I got the image from a lectures slide. I imagine they are just lumping in sugar alcohols

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_alcohol

Sugar alcohols are absorbed at 50% of the rate of sugars, resulting in less of an effect on blood sugar levels as measured by comparing their effect to sucrose using the glycemic index.

I imagine this is the rational.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Interestingly recent research is starting to show we have a hormonal response based on the perceived sweetness of what we eat. It's quite possible these alcohols and even things like Splenda, etc, are no better than actual sugar.