Brown Sugar: Just as Unhealthy as White Sugar
The New York Times investigates whether brown sugar is healthier than white sugar. Conclusion: in the category of sugar, brown-ness doesn't entail health benefits. The main differences between brown and white sugar are the taste and effect on baked goods; nutritionally, they're similar.
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3 Comments:
Um, duh. Did anyone really think brown sugar was healthier than white? Really?
No wonder we're so fat. We're apparently not very bright, either.
piggie_foodie at 6:43PM on 06/16/07
Are we talking about the brown sugar that is made of regular refined sugar mixed with molasses, or that unrefined "cane sugar"?
The nutritional value may be the same but how much energy does it take to refine sugar? I'll bet unrefined sugar is greener than white sugar. That's reason enough in my book. And everybody, let's stop buying those wasteful, planet ruining, plastic bottles of water.
adrocks at 5:40PM on 06/17/07
piggie_foodie: I was surprised too. Slow day at NYT? :P
adrocks: Comparing the "green"-ness of different sugars/sweeteners may have been more interesting. I don't have much use for granulated sugar in my house, but god knows I eat craploads of things that use white sugar and I can't really help that (due to gluttony). Unless I stop eating those...delicious...pastries...
roboppy at 10:45PM on 06/17/07