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(1) Not really. The liver does a good job of handling small amounts of fructose, as present in many sweet fruits and such. But in high quantities, as in HFCS so
by Tharkun 11y ago
(1) Not really. The liver does a good job of handling small amounts of fructose, as present in many sweet fruits and such. But in high quantities, as in HFCS soda, it's unable to cope and you will end up with waaaaay too much triglycerides. Which, unlike glucose, cannot be regulated by insulin.
- djsumdog 11y agoHave you looked at the numbers for fruit juice vs soda? Fruit juice has more fructose than most sugars. None of the orange juice on the shelves is even made from squeezed oranges. They add flavor packs (often made from oranges so they can get away with it being 100% juice; and yes this goes for the natural/organic brands as well). When you consume oranges, the fiber helps your body feel full. The fiber also helps reduce the insulin response and changes the absorption process. In juice form it digests very differently. Orange juice is not healthy (and really, neither are oranges in large quantities).
- dsmithatx 11y ago"Fake" fruit juice is not juice. If you fresh squeeze an orange it's not the same as most of the crap made from concentrate in the store. Also if you buy cherry juice or such from most stores it's 90% apple juice. The ingredients are listed in order. I hate this kind of trickery at the store.