Let's get some things clear: sucrose ( refined sugar) is poison like alcohol is poison i.e. you can have some from time to time but if you exceed the daily recommended limit there will be serious consequences. For example non alcoholic fatty liver disease, insulin resistance which in turn lead to more and more serious illnesses, all of them resulting from a high sugar diet ( frequently combined with a high fat diet ). Complex sugars like those from fruit are totally ok because they come with fibres and vitamins. As a sort of conclusion: the only true essentials are proteins and healthy fats because you can make glucose out of them if you really need it ( google gluconeogenesis if you don't believe me ), also inuits have a diet base largely on healthy fats and they don't heave nearly the same incidence of cardiovascular disease as seen in the western world, poiting to refined sugar as being the main problem ( and combined with unhealthy fats they make a nasty combo ). Hope I made thinks a little bit clearer :)
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