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Why is this 'table sugar' rather than just 'sugar'? [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 08:13, 30 November 2008 (EST) | Why is this 'table sugar' rather than just 'sugar'? [[User:Bugler|Bugler]] 08:13, 30 November 2008 (EST) | ||
| + | :I can guess why. The substance known as "table sugar" is specifically sucrose, and more specifically ''refined'' sucrose. "Sugar" is a generic term that can include any mono- or disaccharide. (A polysaccharide is one of three things: "starch", "cellulose", or glycogen.) | ||
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| + | :I would also surmise that the editor is trying to make a point that refined sugar added at table, or even used in cooking, is deleterious to a person's health in ways that only recently anyone has thought of. | ||
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| + | :And while I'm on the subject, I am inclined to agree.--[[User:TerryH|TerryH]]<sup>[[User talk:TerryH|Talk]]</sup> 08:19, 30 November 2008 (EST) | ||
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Why is this 'table sugar' rather than just 'sugar'? Bugler 08:13, 30 November 2008 (EST)
- I can guess why. The substance known as "table sugar" is specifically sucrose, and more specifically refined sucrose. "Sugar" is a generic term that can include any mono- or disaccharide. (A polysaccharide is one of three things: "starch", "cellulose", or glycogen.)
- I would also surmise that the editor is trying to make a point that refined sugar added at table, or even used in cooking, is deleterious to a person's health in ways that only recently anyone has thought of.