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Primary school says kids should only have fruits or veggies as snacks, "proved" to be better for concentration/focus. What does science say? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If it helps with your research, the scientific way of distinguishing between slow carbs and quick carbs is with the glycemic index: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    Thanks, I thought fructose was not much different than regular sugar/glucose, this proves it was my misconception

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Yeah, I was actually wondering why that's the case, or if it's just a matter of only glucose being measured in the glycemic index.

    But on the Wikipedia page for fructose, it says this:

    The liver converts most fructose and galactose into glucose for distribution in the bloodstream or deposition into glycogen.

    So, I'm guessing, that's what 'slows' it down and makes it healthier in that regard.

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