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waveman comments on Low Hanging fruit for buying a better life - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: waveman 13 January 2015 09:36:38AM 0 points [-]

healthy snacks for while I work (jerky and dried fruit)

Citation required.

Comment author: waveman 12 February 2015 04:39:40AM 0 points [-]

Dried fruit is very high in sugar.

The fructose in sugar (50% of the calories) can in general only be used for one thing: to make fat. The exception is if your liver glycogen is depleted (eg after a hard workout, perhaps a teaspoon of fructose could be used to replenish it - and in fact in this scenario it is the most efficient way to replenish your liver glycogen.

Sugar is also quite addictive and binge-inducing. I have a theory as to why this is I will tell you at the next LW dinner.

The case against jerky is less compelling, but you might want to look at the list of ingredients next time you are near a packet.