@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social
Post #1904602
2026-04-20 08:18 UTC
Foods with added sugar are everywhere – even in some surprising places. So how easy is it to go without sugar and what difference can it make to your health? A self-experiment by BBC correspondent Melissa Hogenboom ➡️
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260416-i-gave-up-eating-sugar-this-is-what-happened
#sugar #health #nutrition
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@ferricoxide@blahaj.zone 2026-04-20 15:21
@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social I mostly dislike sweet things, but, in the US, "all the sugar" seems to be the default. A few weeks back, we stopped at a bubble tea shop. Normally, I explicitly order "zero extra sugar". The default at the shops around here seems to be somewhere between 25-50% (of what, I'm not certain, but I've heard other patrons say 75% or even 100% when placing their orders, which is just mind-blowing). I forgot to say "no extra sugar". Damn near did a spit-take when the first drops exited the straw into my mouth. I mean, I can't eat Krispy Kreme donuts because they're so tooth-achingly sweetened.