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What is the difference between sugar alcohol and plain sugar for diabetics?
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Different molecules: Sugar is a sugar and sugar alcohols have an alcohol moiety on the end of it. This causes it to taste sweet but not raise the blood sugar but studies have shown they trick the brain into thinking there is not enough sugar around and makes people feel more hungry and subsequently gain weight. Use of either in moderation or even sparingly is the best.
Answered 8/12/2013
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Sugar alcohols: The funny thing about sugar alcohols is that they reconstitute into actual sugar once digested. So a product can be marketed as "sugar-free" if it contains sugar alcohols, but after absorption there's sugar again. It's a marketing ploy. So yes, sugar alcohols can have bad effects on your body just like sugar.
Answered 5/26/2017
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