1. Sugar, soft drinks, "shoot into the blood"
Sugars in the soft drinks typically come in simple forms, such as glucose, sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup. These are monosaccharides or disaccharides, which does not require significant digestion.
Upon consumption, these sugars are quickly absorbed in small intestine and directly enter the bloodstream, causing a rapid spike in the blood sugar levels.
2. Carbohydrates from milk- "Stream into the blood"
Milk contains lactose, a disaccharides composed of glucose and galactose. The enzyme lactose breaks down lactose in the small intestine before absorption.
Once broken down, glucose and galactose are absorbed more gradually than simple sugars.
3. Starches, bread, and potatoes "flow into the blood"
Starches are complex carbohydrates composed of long chains polysaccharides into simper sugar into simple sugar- (maltose and then glucose) in the mouth and small intestine.
4. Fruits "drip into the blood"
Fruits contain fructose, glucose and fiber. Fiber slow down the digestion and absorption of sugar.
Additionally, fructose is metabolized differently from glucose. It is processed by the liver, which converts it into glucose or stores it as glycogen before it enters the blood.
5. Vegetables "seep into the blood"
Vegetables generally contain complex carbohydrates and a significant amount of dietary fiber, slows digestion and sugar absorption even more
The fiber content causes sugars to be released very gradually into the blood stream, minimizing any sudden spikes in blood sugar.
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