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From: nosmo@pyuxqq.UUCP (P Valdata)
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Subject: Re: The Problem with Disaccharides
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 11:38:24 EST
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A few weeks ago I posted an article saying that I heard a 
nutrition expert lecture that disaccharides (sucrose) were more 
unhealthy than monosaccharides (e.g., fructose) or polysaccharides 
(starches).  I said I would look up his reason in my notes and 
finally found those notes.  

He said that according to recent data, disaccharides promote the 
synthesis of triglycerides, which are a factor in cardiovascular 
disease.  Mono- and polysaccharides do not have this effect.

I'm sorry that's all I have on it--it was not a formal, scholarly
lecture but a nutritional overview for a nontechnical audience.
I don't have any references; I don't know if the statement is based
on his own research or that of others.
-- 

Pat Valdata
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