Added Sugar vs Natural Sugar: What's the Difference? (revisited) Nutrition Nuggets 167

Revisited from April 2025

What's the difference between sugar and added sugars, and do they affect my body in the same way? This is a great question from a listener that we address today.

I think we all know that there's a lot of sugar in the typical North American diet. Many of the foods that we buy from the store have an assortment of added sugars with various names and from different sources.

Having too much total sugar can be detrimental to our health and may promote inflammation. It could also damage blood vessels, affect the gut in a negative way, and have ripple effects on most of our body systems and long-term health.

In examining different types of sugar, we can ask ourselves, is this sugar ok, or is it the kind I'm supposed to avoid? Is there a difference in the body? How much can I have in a day? So many good questions about sugar.

In answering this listener's question, Rob and Sandra cover some basics around carbohydrates, complex and simple sugars, with some information around where sugar is in our typical diet and what foods have 'natural' sugars and which ones have added sugars. Talk about a sweet episode to tune in to!:)

Episodes mentioned include:

Nutrition Nuggets 3. Sugar and All of It's Names https://youtu.be/lFXmOvZlKyE?si=YTjV_1QPnD_Vzu_V⁠

Nutrition Nuggets 75. Sugar, Honey and All Things Sweet ⁠ ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/0mIZqSD8iEo?si=u-wozei5OuRFuGNp⁠

Episode 25. Sugar Cravings ⁠https://youtu.be/mTg2hQ4A7wE?si=iTBPDFQn0VrkvuOW⁠

Episode 84. Carbs - Why Whole Grains are Better for Blood Sugar Control with Kelly Springer, RD ⁠https://youtu.be/zJ2iHJHofEs?si=FjM_xMJ_JnFxEcYE⁠

Whole Grains vs Refined Grains ⁠https://youtu.be/wQKMK149wns?si=-⁠⁠lSurAKny5xqO7Yh⁠

Ep 118. Eating for Diabetes with Tara Rood, RD⁠ https://youtu.be/0p2LDZkOdwc?si=l5x53VMzLUH_EG_h⁠

Ep 159. Is Insulin Resistance the Same as Diabetes⁠ https://youtu.be/rpIPewpoO64?si=QqvUValhsAfy3oiX⁠

Ep 154. Diabetes Nutrition for Menopause ⁠https://youtu.be/Wr6-tdxaa5E?si=2Larxji5k4WxwTQf⁠

Ep 122. The Health Benefits of Resistant Starch⁠ https://youtu.be/6S8TcEP3Xwk?si=_l3s5G3PSBjMJ1Dh⁠

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