Fructose Metabolism More Complicated Than Was Thought
ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2008) — A new University of Illinois study suggests that we may pay a price for ingesting too much fructose. According to lead author Manabu Nakamura, dietary fructose affects a wide range of genes in the liver that had not previously been identified.
See also:
* Diabetes
* Obesity
* The Double Danger of High fructose corn syrup
* Fructose Intolerance
* Carbohydrate overload
* Soft drink dangers
Chances are you consume quite a bit of fructose. Most Americans do—in refined sugars such as sucrose or table sugar (which is half fructose) and in high-fructose corn syrup, used in products as diverse as soft drinks, protein bars, and fruit juice.
But many scientists believe that high dietary fructose contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that predict heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Read more at Science Daily.
