Limiting Fructose May Boost Weight Loss, Researcher Reports
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 07:29
in Health & Medicine
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly. Fructose is perhaps best known for its presence in the sweetener called high-fructose corn syrup or HFCS, which is typically 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose, similar to the mix that can be found in fruits.
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