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FDA Recalls Honey Supplement Due To Erectile Dysfunction Drug Inside (www.mediaite.com)

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

At least I know what harm hot cheetos are doing to me

Assuming you live in a country with strict ingredient labeling standards and have an encyclopedic knowledge of additives and what they might do to you.

If you want something harmful where you KNOW what's in it and why it's harmful, just grab a bag of sugar and a spoon 😉

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My uncle was in the confectionery industry, and he used to say that cotton candy (which is literally just sugar) was the healthiest food in theme parks.

He's probably right, too, because each ball of cotton candy is made from a relatively small amount of sugar.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

this is also why i actually think hard candy that's basically just solid sugar, is the best kind.
Because you're sucking on it and the sugar dissolves into your saliva you get a lot of sweetness that lasts a long time, rather than constantly shoveling stuff into your mouth.

Now, i have no clue how terrible it is for your teeth to soak your mouth in sugar water for hours on end, but it's not like that doesn't happen with other candies, and i'd imagine it's pretty good to avoid chewing on sugar?

[–] mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I actually have eaten straight up sugar+butter before as a little treat. Highly recommend it

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

If you stir it for a while, it's literally plain icing.

[–] Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You need a graduate degree in chemistry to fully understand what they put in our food.

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 weeks ago

specificly biochemistry