Sugar is a simple carbohydrate, and it is among the big three nutritional substances; proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Caffeine and cocaine are also natural plant products but they are habit-forming stimulant drugs found in much smaller concentrations of the "medicinal" crop compared to the plant sugars found in the commercial sweetener food crops like beets, sugar cane, and maple.
Pure chemicals have concentrated properties that can be much more extreme than their low-concentration behavior.
Drugs or not.
Crystals are among the big three physical forms for pure chemicals; solid, liquid, and gas.
It has been well recognized that habitual consumption of these example substances beyond a certain concentration will lead to negative outcomes according to the individual, the substance, and the habit.
Caffeine and cocaine are also natural plant products but they are habit-forming stimulant drugs found in much smaller concentrations of the "medicinal" crop compared to the plant sugars found in the commercial sweetener food crops like beets, sugar cane, and maple.
Pure chemicals have concentrated properties that can be much more extreme than their low-concentration behavior.
Drugs or not.
Crystals are among the big three physical forms for pure chemicals; solid, liquid, and gas.
It has been well recognized that habitual consumption of these example substances beyond a certain concentration will lead to negative outcomes according to the individual, the substance, and the habit.