Coffee isn’t dehydrating.
Yes, caffeine has a diuretic effect.
But not enough to outweigh the water in your cup.
You’re still hydrating, just with extra flavor.
Fructose isn’t a villain. It’s a natural part of fruit and table sugar.
It only becomes a problem when your overall diet is trash and sedentary.
Demonizing fructose alone misses the bigger picture,context matters.
The average person consumes sugar, not chemical structures.
But your body metabolizes chemical structures, and it treats cane sugar and HFCS nearly identically.
The fear-mongering is more processed than the sweetener.
The average caloric intake in the USA is 3540 kcal/day (FAO Data)
The average physical activity in the USA is less than 20 minutes per day
The average person is overweight/obese
But you think seed oils explain the health crisis?
You need to get your head examined
If you lift, train, or even just move your body, sugar is fuel, not failure.
The problem isn’t sugar.
The problem is pretending sugar is the issue when it’s really poor sleep, stress, and inconsistency.