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Default Different sugars in fermentation health

On 6/19/13 9:24 AM, Jim Stone wrote:

> B. There is simple sugar and complex sugar, the second is processed in a
> different way and also includes various nutriments beneficial to the
> organism.


I think this is pretty much bullshit. There are different types of sugar
(glucose/dextrose, fructose, sucrose, etc.) but these are specific
chemicals and do not "include various nutrments".

> A. Surely all sugar is finally processed to the same end product when
> consumed within the human body? Sugar is converted into alcohol via a
> brewing process which has fourteen distinct stages. What type of sugar used
> at the beginning of this brewing process no longer exists, and so from a
> health point of view is not significant, whether white refined sugar, grape
> juice or malt.
>
>
> B. Yes, obviously. Alcohol is fermented sugar, but *quality* alcohol is
> made from malt or fruit (usually grape) juice, not refined white sugar which
> is toxic (empty calories without nutritional value).


So B agrees with A, then states the opposite.

Like sugar, alcohol is a specific chemical. Saying that alcohol that
was fermented from white sugar is "bad" because white sugar is "bad" is
silly.