It’s not necessarily that it’s processed sugar but it’s the added sugar that’s bad for you. You end up consuming a lot of sugar when you eat processed foods and other sweets because they are made with a lot of added sugar to make it taste sweet. It’s all about quantity of sugar mostly
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Reply to ELI5: Why sugar in fruits is good for you but processed sugar in chocolate and desserts is not? by Sensitive_Apple_7901
It’s not necessarily that it’s processed sugar but it’s the added sugar that’s bad for you. You end up consuming a lot of sugar when you eat processed foods and other sweets because they are made with a lot of added sugar to make it taste sweet. It’s all about quantity of sugar mostly