Is sugar toxic?

On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:23:07 -0800, Mark Thorson
wrote:


Now THAT'S funny! I like the way that "Lack of Money" is one of the
symptoms.

I guess I must have it, because I'm always lacking Mo Money!
 
"James Silverton" wrote in message
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This was brought up on another newsgroup and it was said that the sugar
under attack was fructose.

I doubt anyone would say that all sugar is toxic. If it were, we could only
eat meat and possibly some dairy. There is natural sugar (in varying
amounts) in all other foods.
 
Julie Bove wrote:

There's natural sugar in meat and dairy too.
Not much in meat, but if you were to split
the lactose into simple sugars, milk would
taste sweet.
 
On 4/21/2011 3:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:
Let me add another use of honey or English Golden Syrup). According to
John Emsley in "The Consumer's good Chemical Guide", they can be
hangover cures! "The feeling of nausea and headache that accompany a
night of drinking are the result of the body turning alcohol into toxic
acetaldehyde. The body breaks down acetaldehyde into less toxic
substances but this process leaves it malnourished. A breakfast of honey
or syrup glazed toast can supply the body with essential *fructose*,
potassium and sodium", according to the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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James Silverton, Potomac

I'm "not"
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On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:53:45 -0400, James Silverton
wrote:


Perhaps: (copied verbatim)

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PINE TREE

Pine Tree honey (sometimes also known as forest honey, fir honey,
honeydew or tea tree honey) consists of the majority of the total
honey production in Greece. It is not particularly sweet, tastes a
little bitter, has a strong aroma, and is relatively rich in minerals
and proteins. It is rather resistant to crystallization.

From: http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/honey-varieties.html

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In article , [email protected]
says...

Googling for a while revealed that "pine honey" is produced from
honeydew--it's a two-bug process--aphids on pine trees eat pine sap,
crap honeydew, the bees ingest the honeydew, and turn it into honey.

Ants also use honeydew but the are more sophisticated--they actually
herd the aphids.
 
"Jerry Avins" wrote in message
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(much snippage)



I'm with you on this one. No one needs to use that much sugar, cane syrup
or whatever you want to call it. I've been living in this house for 3 years
and I've only had to buy one pound of sugar. The reason I bought it was to
make simple syrup for my hummingbird feeder.

Jill
 
"jmcquown" wrote:

I've been working on the same five pound bag of white sugar for the
nearly ten years I've lived here and to date have used less than
half... I use more honey.


I buy the packets of the "red" stuff, it's pre-measured, it's instant,
and it looks nice... a box of six packets, each makes one liter... I
go through about three liters each summer. For me a big benefit of
the red color is that I can see the level in the feeder from a
distance rather than having to go outside.
 
On Apr 20, 7:35?pm, Omelet wrote:


It's obviously been a long time since Om has had her chakras realigned
-- you sweat the toxins right out if you're doing it right
 
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