Wonder of the Week - When is sugar too much of a good thing?

This week's wonder - Wonder #388 asks us to consider the following questions:

1. When is sugar too much of a good thing?

I think that sugar is too much of a good thing when you eat too much of it. I think this because if you eat too much you will get sick. - Josh D.

I think that sugar can be too much of a good thing but that you can have one piece of candy after dinner. - Ryan

I think that sugar is too much when you eat too much candy, like after Halloween, you might get sick. - Jayden

I think sugar is too much when you eat a lot of it because it wont make you feel very good. - Kaitlyn

I think sugar is bad for you because it makes you sleepy and you don't feel good. - Nick

I think sugar is too much because once you eat it you want to eat more and more. - Thorsten

2. What is one snack you like that has maybe too much sugar?

Vermont maple syrup has 53 grams of sugar, I think that is too much sugar. - Nick

I think 'Dip n Stick' has too much sugar in it. The spoon is made of candy and you dip it in sugar. - Kaden

3. How much do you like sugar?

"Do you like sugar? Or is that just a silly question? Few, if any, people will say that they don’t like sugar. Maybe the better question would be: How much do you like sugar?

Scientists know that human tongues have special receptors that respond to sweet tastes. In fact, it seems that humans are born to like sugar. Researchers don’t know exactly why we seem to be born with a sweet tooth, but it’s a common desire that most of us seem to share.

Sugar comes in many forms. Even if you wanted to eliminate all sugar from your diet, it would be almost impossible to do so. In addition to the obvious sweet treats, sugar is in many of the things you eat. Sugar is found naturally in fruit and milk.

It’s also an ingredient in many types of foods, including yogurt, tomato sauce and salad dressing. If you look at food labels, they may not always indicate “sugar” is an ingredient.

Here are some ways sugar may be labeled:

sucrose: white “table” sugar

fructose: the sweetest form of sugar that combines with glucose to form sucrose, such as in corn syrup

glucose: a form of sugar less sweet than sucrose

lactose: milk sugar"

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