'sugar is a carbohydrate but not all carbohydrate are sugars' aibu to think this statements wrong

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the nhs own website says here www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/the-truth-about-carbs.aspx however from a biochemistry point of view they are wrong as As a chemical term, “sugar” usually refers to all carbohydrates of the general formula Cn(H2O)n. All carbohydrates are saccharides. The word saccharide comes from the Greek word meaning sugar. so is it actually more true to say from a nutrition point of view your body turns all carbs into glucose and as long as you burn it of it dosnt matter how you eat your carbs? whether through potatoes or nuts to sweets there all used the same way by your body. and the nhs information should reflect this

i think the nhs should of said this
“It is important to state at the outset that there is no direct connection between added sugars intake and obesity unless excessive consumption of sugar-containing beverages and foods leads to energy imbalance and the resultant weight gain.” www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14522746

Eeek. A lot more accessible if phrased "Eating moderate amounts of sugary food will not make you fat. The trick is to make sure the amount you eat is moderate. People easily overeat. Here's some advice about what moderate portions of sugary food look like."

thought id update i emailed them and they have removed the line

starches are not sugars and it doesn't matter how the body converts it the body does the same thing to all foods if you want to get down to that kind of nitty gritty level

Monosaccharides, disaccharides and polyols are indeed sugars. Polysaccharides are not. Nor are all polysaccharides broken down to glucose by the body, amylose is, cellulose is not.

Agree with @sugarcoma If you have a continuous glucose monitor you’ll see that wholewheat bread turns to sugar pretty quickly - bizarrely quicker than white pitta. Pizza has a really slow absorption rate.