1. Why do you need to consume sugar if over consumption can be harmful to our bodies?
Because one special sugar known as Glucose serves as a battery pack for our everyday lives. Glucose is the primary energy storage molecule used by all living beings. Glucose comes from plants and we need about a teaspoon every 15 minutes just to keep the energy going throughout our bodies.
2. What is glucose? What does glucose become in our bodies (be specific)?
Glucose is one of the most simple and abundant forms of carbohydrates in nature. It makes up about .1% of our blood and is our quickest source of energy. Examples of Glucose are corn syrup and table sugar. Proteins can be digested and used to make Glucose but they are usually used for building instead of energy. Your body can either use Glucose immediately or store it in your liver for future use. The main use for Glucose is for use of energy.
3. What are sweeteners?
Sweeteners are molecules that is much sweeter than Sucrose but is not digested the same way Sucrose is. Instead, Sweeteners, such as Saccharin, and dissolve into the bloodstream and are released through the body as urine.
4. What are the negative effects of consuming sugar?
Eating too much sugar such as Sucrose can lead to tooth decay, and spike the amount of insulin in our blood which overtime can cause diabetes.
5. What are the differences between sucrose and sucralose? (Look at geometry and chemistry of each molecule).
The compound Sucralose doesn’t have a water molecule and as many Hydrogens as Sucrose has. Also, Consuming large amounts of Sucrose has many negative side effects such as tooth decay and diabetes but Sucralose does not.
6. After reading the two articles, which sugar do you think is the best for consumers? Why?
I would definitely say that Sucralose, or Splenda is better for consumers because of the simple fact that it is safer to eat than Sucrose. WHile sucrose can lead to tooth decay and contribute to diabetes, the only negative effect of Sucralose that has been recorded is causing cancer on animals, not humans. Also, Sucralose won’t sit around in your body and slowly poison you like Sucrose, instead it safely dissolves into your bloodstream and leaves the body as urine.
Because one special sugar known as Glucose serves as a battery pack for our everyday lives. Glucose is the primary energy storage molecule used by all living beings. Glucose comes from plants and we need about a teaspoon every 15 minutes just to keep the energy going throughout our bodies.
2. What is glucose? What does glucose become in our bodies (be specific)?
Glucose is one of the most simple and abundant forms of carbohydrates in nature. It makes up about .1% of our blood and is our quickest source of energy. Examples of Glucose are corn syrup and table sugar. Proteins can be digested and used to make Glucose but they are usually used for building instead of energy. Your body can either use Glucose immediately or store it in your liver for future use. The main use for Glucose is for use of energy.
3. What are sweeteners?
Sweeteners are molecules that is much sweeter than Sucrose but is not digested the same way Sucrose is. Instead, Sweeteners, such as Saccharin, and dissolve into the bloodstream and are released through the body as urine.
4. What are the negative effects of consuming sugar?
Eating too much sugar such as Sucrose can lead to tooth decay, and spike the amount of insulin in our blood which overtime can cause diabetes.
5. What are the differences between sucrose and sucralose? (Look at geometry and chemistry of each molecule).
The compound Sucralose doesn’t have a water molecule and as many Hydrogens as Sucrose has. Also, Consuming large amounts of Sucrose has many negative side effects such as tooth decay and diabetes but Sucralose does not.
6. After reading the two articles, which sugar do you think is the best for consumers? Why?
I would definitely say that Sucralose, or Splenda is better for consumers because of the simple fact that it is safer to eat than Sucrose. WHile sucrose can lead to tooth decay and contribute to diabetes, the only negative effect of Sucralose that has been recorded is causing cancer on animals, not humans. Also, Sucralose won’t sit around in your body and slowly poison you like Sucrose, instead it safely dissolves into your bloodstream and leaves the body as urine.