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Do you have any evidence to back this up? Glucose is glucose and fructose is fructose as far as I know. There are no fundamental chemical changes.
by nightski 11y ago
Do you have any evidence to back this up? Glucose is glucose and fructose is fructose as far as I know. There are no fundamental chemical changes.
- hristov 11y agoYou should check out Dr. Lustig's youtube videos and his papers. He cites plenty of evidence. He also explains the mechanism by which fructose is processed by the liver, and why the fructose in fruits does not cause problems.
- vonmoltke 11y agoAh, Lustig. Many of his fellow doctors are not on board with his conclusions: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/sugar-health-evil-toxic_b_850032.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/sugar-health-evi...
- jryan49 11y agoI've read a few papers that suggest our bodies absorb sugars differently in the presence of other chemicals that are present in the fruits themselves, but not in the processed versions? I think this is one of those papers? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871121/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871121/
- majkinetor 11y agoIn its natural form sugar is not singled out and thus other molecules from the fruit influence its absorption. For example, vitamin C in its oxidized form is transported by the same receptors as glucose (GLUT4) and quercetin is very good inhibitor of glucose transport. I still doubt tho, that high quantities of fruit are good for you. One of the reasons is that current forms of fruit we eat are selected toward sweater taste.