[neverdem]

Fructose: A Key Factor in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension

Dietary fructose induces endotoxemia and hepatic injury in calorically controlled primates

[neverdem]

FReepmail me if you want on or off the diabetes ping list.

[FBD]

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[pbmaltzman]

Back when Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw were big names in the life extension movement, they published a book or 2 on the subject. I seem to recall them recommending that people use powdered fructose in place of regular table sugar.

This is one of the few times when they seem to have come down on the (as it turns out) wrong side of an issue.

[DakotaGator]

I have long suspected that the massive shift from cane sugar to corn syrup as our primary food sweetener has been the primary cause of the stunning increase in the nation’s obesity. I have also been very suspicious of corn syrup’s link to diabetes.

If either or both of these prove true, then it is also true that they are politically induced health disasters as corn syrup was substituted for cane sugar because of high prices caused by cane sugar tariffs.

Ain’t crony government wonderful?!

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Fructose is also found in many fruits, but fruits are generally considered healthier than added fructose.

That's because fruits are politically correct ... in more ways than one.

[count-your-change]

And another “renowned doctor” says wheat, corn, dairy products, and sugar of all kinds is the problem and certainly meat, possibly fish too.

But we already know baked goods, cell phones, high tension power lines, carbon dioxide, lead and chrome in our water, radon in our basements and artificial sweeteners in our soda are killing us.

Since this is just the start it's no wonder the median age in the U.S. has dropped to about 15. Well hasn't it?

There's still fuels, fracking, fertilizer and fries. I can barely drag myself to a breakfast Quarter Pounder.

[skinkinthegrass]

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[KeyWest]

Many studies have arrived at the same conclusion, that HFCS is bad for you.

Sucrose, which is cane or beet sugar, is fructose and glucose chemically bonded together. The body takes it and breaks the bond, processes the glucose and fructose up to a point then shuts down the cleaving and no more fructose or glucose enters your system.

HFCS, as noted in the study, bypasses the bodies control mechanism and you get all the problems noted. So with less total input of “sugar” (which is what HFCS is called by the corn industry and many others) you get a magnified impact on your health.

[Neoliberalnot]

Sucrose is likewise a risk factor. In general, grain is a risk factor and most people eat too much of it.

[Izzy Dunne]

intake of high calories may play a role in the development of obesity

Well, now, THERE is some news for you!

[Right Wing Assault]

Uric acid, which is commonly known to be associated with gout...

Some kidney stones, too.

[palmer]

Conclusion: eating food is will kill you. Previous studies have shown that eating food is necessary for survival. The package in front of me asks: How can I have a balanced treat? Their answer: Coated in rich Nestle chocolate, RAISINETS offers REAL FRUIT in every serving. That means “natural” fructose which according to the article is better than processed fructose.

[metmom]

Fructose occurs naturally in fruit.

Are they talking about high fructose corn syrup?

[Art in Idaho]

Many other things such as trans-fat and red meat can also increase risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus while curcumin cna help prevent the disease.

Lots of good data on turmeric curcumin Here and Here.

I get mine at Puritan's Pride and Swanson Health Products.

[thesearethetimes...]

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[Billthedrill]

Egad! Is there fructose in beer? No?

Whew. That stuff can be hard on yer liver...

[Coleus]

This is a no brainer, Atkins and Fredericks talked about this 40+ years ago. We were made to eat meat and vegetables, fruit for a few months (summer) and that’s it.