Yes, its an indiscriminate expression. Sort of like saying metal can kill you when its actually bullets. Its isolating fructose from its natural packaging tha

Yes, its an indiscriminate expression. Sort of like saying metal can kill you when its actually bullets. Its isolating fructose from its natural packaging that is the problem. Metabolizing large amounts of it must be done by the liver and it has side effects. The other half of table sugar is glucose and it is handled by releasing insulin. Insulin releases leptin as a side effect, which makes you feel satisfied. Starches break down into glucose. And glucose can be used by every cell in the body. Lustig's video on this goes through all the biochemistry.