The footnote states "The carbohydrate figure is calculated in the USDA database and does not always correspond to the sum of the sugars, the starch, and the dietary fiber."
The problem with this is that the data still doesnt add up and is stilltherefore clearly erroneous, completely desyroying all reasonable credibillity of all the data in the table.
I would submit that if it doesnt add up the whole table should be outright removed from wikipedia in any event becauswle it clearly, by admission of the footnote, isn't factual data in any event regardless of the claimed source, unless there is a reasonable explanation as to exactly why the data is miscalculated in the table as to show that the miscalculation was not reasonably avoidable and was not intended by any party to be a willful and deliberate deception. Otherwise, I would be in favor of removing the entire table as clearly false data as to maintain a factual article and ensure strict WP:NPOV adherance. 2600:8804:6F0F:6D00:10C4:EC80:B6EF:5F7E (talk) 18:32, 27 September 2023 (UTC)
Is there a way to add potential allergies from sugar? I have hives whenever I go above 75 grams of sugar content per day FyoCascade (talk) 05:21, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Has the connection of sugar and CVD been discussed here before? I just came across this based on this study.
Here is a not too old editorial discussing the issue. The AHA cautions to reduce sugar intake, while more up-to-date studies found much higher thresholds for sugar intake (~ sugar being less harmful).
I did not do rigorous research on this but only browsed through some pages.
I think the possibility of a connection is in many peopleās minds and it would therefore be a welcome addition if the article could sum up the current evidence (or lack thereof). CarlFromVienna (talk) 15:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I know there's been some previous merging and splitting related to specific products like white sugar, but has anyone considered splitting off much of the chemistry into its own topic?
My thinking is that while there's a carbohydrate article, sugars are technically only a subset of carbohydrates. I know the article specifically says oligosaccharides aren't usually considered sugars, but I would think the actual biochemistry of sugars might be more adjacent to that than the other parts of this article, which are oriented more towards human use. Zar2gar1 (talk) 17:36, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
The quote "No previous war in history has been fought so largely on sugar and so little on alcohol" that has been somewhat nonsensically anonymized here and referred to Chris Otter, actually origins from Edwin Emery Slosson's Creative Chemistry: Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries (New York: Century, 1920), p. 175. (Otter renames Slosson into "Edward" and repeats it in the index, although the book reference is correct; he also calls Slosson a "journalist", ignoring the fact that Slosson was Wyoming state chemist who had a PhD in organic chemistry, and his "journalism" was postly just popular science. It might be best to name the author of the quote and replace the reference with the original source. --Ehitaja (talk) 18:53, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
This article does not mention the role of glycation end products in the health effects of sugar. Are these effects relevant to this article? Jarble (talk) 18:55, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
There seems to be some contradiction in this article. The top section says "Excessive consumption of free sugar is associated with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and tooth decay". Then the "Cancer" section says "There is an indirect relationship between sugar consumption and obesity-related cancers". Yet the first sentence of the "Cancer" section plainly states "Sugar does not cause cancer". I've marked that sentence as contradictory, please discuss.Herpesklaus (talk) 09:05, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
There is no scientific evidence that sugar causes cancer. The source doesn't fail. Here is what it says:
"Can eating sugar cause cancer? You might be wondering whether the sugar in the foods you eat can cause cancer cells to develop. The short answer is no. No studies in people have shown that reducing sugar intake prevents or treats cancer. Furthermore, no studies have shown that eating too much sugar causes cancer. In other words, there is not a direct link between sugar and cancer."
https://web.archive.org/web/20231001021316/https://www.cancer.net/blog/2021-11/does-sugar-cause-cancer