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Brickbat

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9. Coke does not have 55 mg of salt; it has 55 mg of sodium. And the HFCS does not cover up the "taste"
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 07:39 PM
Nov 2012

of "salt."

what? a naturally-occuring sugar found in fruit & other plant foods eaten for thousands of years HiPointDem Nov 2012 #1
Went right over your head. haikugal Nov 2012 #2
that's the ticket. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #23
Fast forward to 42:00 minutes into the video for an indepth explanation of the bio-chemistry snagglepuss Nov 2012 #3
I know how fructose is metabolized, I have an advanced degree in the field, and it ain't a liver HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22
Utter piffle. You haven't even watched the video. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #51
it's piffle that i have an advanced degree in the field? if you say so madame mindreader. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #57
You have an advanced degree yet you quote wiki. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #61
you prefer i should quote from the scholarly paper wikipedia cited & quoted for the passage I HiPointDem Nov 2012 #62
Interesting stuff. KurtNYC Nov 2012 #4
low fat is so that you will have a healthy heart liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #32
Food is BAD for you!!!! longship Nov 2012 #5
not only fruit -- also many vegetables, honey, and other miscellaneous plant foods. liver toxin my HiPointDem Nov 2012 #24
You don't have to be a great biochemist to see through this. man4allcats Nov 2012 #6
Imagine for a moment if virtually all processed food and all beverages contained alcohol. KurtNYC Nov 2012 #7
Ah, no one considers Wikipedia to be proof of anything mrsadm Nov 2012 #14
Exactly my point. man4allcats Nov 2012 #34
but some doctor who's pushing a book is proof of something? HiPointDem Nov 2012 #43
Makes sense. For tens of thousands of years of human evolution, people in non-tropical climates Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #16
Exactly. Before I got diagnosed with high uric acid I consumed a lot of fruit snagglepuss Nov 2012 #18
fructose also found in honey and many/most vegetables. for example, carrots and corn also contain HiPointDem Nov 2012 #25
Right, but the amount of fructose available to people compared to what we have now Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #30
and were corn, sweet potatoes, onions, and peppers also 'rare treats'? i heard that the south HiPointDem Nov 2012 #35
Well, I was responding specifically to this post by man4allcats, about moderation: Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #37
There are plenty of cultures that consumed an all-plant diet and did just fine, and in fact, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #40
Good stuff.... Junkdrawer Nov 2012 #8
Coke does not have 55 mg of salt; it has 55 mg of sodium. And the HFCS does not cover up the "taste" Brickbat Nov 2012 #9
The difference between salt is sodium is neglible so I fail to see your snagglepuss Nov 2012 #13
Your utter lack of chemistry makes further discussion unlikely. Brickbat Nov 2012 #21
Can't cite any sources eh? snagglepuss Nov 2012 #49
You're seriously asking for sources that explain the difference between salt and sodium? Brickbat Nov 2012 #54
salt = sodium & chloride in a 50/50 mix. sodium is not salt. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #26
Why don't you start with stating your source that supports your assertion about salt? Major Nikon Nov 2012 #28
Obviously you didn't watch the video. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #50
I did watch the video Major Nikon Nov 2012 #52
It's actually 45mg of sodium, but that's still a decent bit for a 12 oz can. n/t hughee99 Nov 2012 #39
Actually, it's low for a serving size. If it were 35 mg, it would qualify for the "very low sodium Brickbat Nov 2012 #44
Quiet, you! trotsky Nov 2012 #53
Time for me to start drinking, obviously... Brickbat Nov 2012 #55
Very interesting. Valuable, even. xfundy Nov 2012 #10
Dr. Lustig will have a book ... mrsadm Nov 2012 #11
Thanks for the heads up. He clearly knows his stuff. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #20
I knew fruit was poisonous! cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #12
You obviously didn't watch the video. He explains why whole fruit isn't the issue. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #15
I didn't watch the video, but I think I can guess why whole fruit isn't bad for you. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #31
but it contains liver toxin!!!!! HiPointDem Nov 2012 #41
Save the snark for the lounge. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #46
Table sugar = sucrose = glucose+fructose GeorgeGist Nov 2012 #17
And your point is? snagglepuss Nov 2012 #19
don't eat vegetables either, or honey or sugar cane or stevia or any other plant food because HiPointDem Nov 2012 #27
high fructose corn syrup is bad for you liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #29
So is table sugar Major Nikon Nov 2012 #33
yes, table sugar is bad for you liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #36
fructose is always found 'by itself' once it enters the digestive system. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #42
That is a myth. All fructose works the same in the body. Whole fruit contains managable snagglepuss Nov 2012 #47
you're the one spreading 'myth' here. "30% of fructose is converted to fat" is BS. There's no HiPointDem Nov 2012 #58
Interestingly, I happen to have a 12 oz can of Coke right here. It's 45mg of Sodium. hughee99 Nov 2012 #38
Could it be the genetically modified high fructose sugar that is the problem RepublicansRZombies Nov 2012 #45
Here is an informative article about fructose and how the body ie the liver snagglepuss Nov 2012 #48
"In nearly every way, fructose is metabolized the same way as ethanol" = BULL HiPointDem Nov 2012 #59
This is BS. This prof needs to take a remedial BioChem class. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #56
What a compelling argument. snagglepuss Nov 2012 #60
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