I have been thinking about diets again...oh God NO!...and after visiting the SUGAR group site and looking at the results. I am very concerned about the amount of sugars in our diets. in the wild gliders do eat some sources of sugars: sap...and some nectar. both are very diluted forms though. Honey is concentrated nectar...very concentrated. and is a source of fructose. Sap, tree sap, closest equivalent would be NATURAL maple syrup. while a different species, basically the same, but again VERY concentrated and a source of sucrose. our captive gliders also have a lessened need to exercise, and I am sure do not use up as many calories as our wild counterparts.
more sugars...less activity...I am very concerned about these things...