3 Benefits of Sugar You Probably Didn’t Know About

Sugar can help certain organisms and the environment survive in extreme conditions and encourage flowers to bloom.

By Coren Walters-Stewart
Nov 23, 2022 2:00 PM
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When it comes to building blocks of life, protein has always gotten a lot of credit, and sugar has often gone under appreciated. Although sugar can fuel our bodies, and even rockets, there’s more to sugar than the energy it can provide or its sweet taste. Sugar helps living things survive extreme conditions, benefits the environment and even plays a part in reproduction.

1. Sugar helps cells survive dehydration

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