sugars

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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However, there will also be a "lactose allowance" to account for the naturally occurring sugars in milk.

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The government has consulted on introducing a 'lactose allowance' to account for the natural sugars in the milk content of these drinks.

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These molecules form when proteins or fats bind to sugars, a process that occurs more frequently in people with diabetes.

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DNA, which is coiled up in every cell in the body, was nothing special, just sugars, phosphates and bases.

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Cheese becomes acidic either through direct acidification or by adding lactic acid-producing bacteria that convert milk sugars into lactic acid.

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