Sugar and Salt Which Is More Important To Life?
@okwusman1 (2247)
Abuja, Nigeria
February 29, 2008 2:14pm CST
One of my cousin's of about 10 years old just came to my house and as she was playing, she just called me uncle, sugar is tasteful and salt is also tasteful though they have different taste. Which of them is more important? I told her that both are important, but she insisted that one must be more important than the other and i kept meditating to give her the answer and i could not convince her then i decided to post it here to know the answer so as to transmit it to this little girl. Sugar and salt which is more important to you and to the family?
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5 responses
@Darkwing (21583)
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29 Feb 08
I would say salt is more important, because you need it to function properly and it's not available in many other forms. Sugar, on the other hand, we can forego in its granulated form, as long as we eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, most of which contain natural sugar.
Do you think that might satisfy the little one? lol. Brightest Blessings.
@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
3 Mar 08
Darkwing, i will transmit your response to the little girl after the survey. thanks for your opinion.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Mar 08
since I and my husband were both diabetics sugar is most importantbut also salt. we need just a little salt and a moderateamt of sugar but for people with diabetes we cannot handle much sugar. specially table sugar and corn syrup in foods fruit sugar is not so bad in measured portions. I believe we haveto have alittle sodium for good health and perhaps a little sugar but fortunately we manufacture glucose out of veggies and fruits and whole grain cereals so adding more is just too too much.
@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
13 Mar 08
hatley, that is wonderful, how do you manufacture sugar from vegies and fruits? do you say sugar is more important? the little girl wants a specific answer.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
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29 Feb 08
i guess it is salt. You can live without sugar, many people have, but you can not live without salt
blessed be
@maxsee212 (799)
• United States
29 Feb 08
i don't want to pick only one when i can pick them both. i know they are both essential in life because i eat them almost everyday in my food. without these ingredients, i would not taste anything in my food. i love sugar because it makes my drink sweet. i love salt because it makes my food salty. lol. salt is also essential when you are in a hot environment when you sweat a lot and you have to conserve water in your body to prevent dehydration. sugar or simple sugars are food for the brain and quick energy for the cells. when you need quick energy just drink or eat something that has a lot of sugar in it and you can have your super power.
@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
29 Feb 08
the little girl needs straight answer, salt or sugar? we know both are essential but one should be more essential.
@Rhoadan (42)
• United States
18 Mar 08
You need salt, well, chloride ions IIRC, for your nerves to function properly. You also need enough salt to maintain the salt concentration in your blood. Sugar, OTOH, is basically a cheap energy source. You can use other energy sources like starches or fats, and thus get by just fine without sugar. What actually happens if you are not eating sugar, is that whatever energy source you are using gets converted into glucose, or technically, glycogen which is then metabolized to release its energy.
