sugars

Cultural  

1. Carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things. Common table sugar is sucrose. Some other sugars are fructose, which is found in fruits; lactose, which is found in milk; and glucose, which is the most common sugar in the bodies of animals and plants.

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Example Sentences

They found that certain bacterial sugars can trigger immune reactions that kill brain cells, and importantly, they also identified ways to stop this process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The heart association applauded the government’s warnings against added sugars, refined grains and processed foods in January, noting that the advice aligns with the organization’s long-standing recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Like the new federal dietary guidelines released back in January, the document cautions against processed foods and refined sugars.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The new dietary guidelines advise Americans to specifically avoid highly processed foods with added sugars and salt, like packaged chips, cookies and candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Rather than consuming both sugars equally, the E. coli cells had selectively consumed glucose first.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee