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300. Back to basics, and why this podcast exists

11 de outubro de 2026 · 33 min

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It's episode 300 of the Life After Sugar podcast! Woo hoo!

To celebrate, I go back to some of the first things I ever talked about on this podcast, back in 2021, and to why the show exists in the first place.

Sometimes we forget the basics, so I think that the 300th episode is a good place to remember them.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

  • some different names for sugar, including the Cuba story that made me realize the white crystals we call sugar originally come from a plant
  • why "pure" sugar is mostly marketing, given the dozen or more industrial steps between the sugarcane or sugar beet and the white crystals
  • the chemistry of sugar, in simple terms: most sugars are built from glucose and fructose
  • how maple syrup and honey compare with table sugar on a molecular level
  • the fruit question: do I eat fruit, and where I get my vitamins if I don't eat much of it
  • what "life after sugar" and freedom from cravings means in real life, which is why this podcast exists

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Thank you! - Netta

Disclaimer: Information provided by Life After Sugar is not designed to and does not provide medical advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. This is general information for educational purposes only. The information provided ...

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