Fructose
Quick summary of the science :
Fructose, or fruit sugar, is one of the three dietary monosaccharides, along with glucose and galactose, that are absorbed directly into blood during digestion. The human body, is also able to make fructose, under certain circumstances. Thanks to it’s chemistry, it is a little harder to process than glucose and this makes it potentially more damaging than glucose, when consumed in excess.
How metformin works to “fix” type 2 diabetes
Metformin has some intriguing effects on fructose metabolism hinting that reducing fructose spikes should be a priority if you’re metabolically challenged.
Finally a way to have your coke and be “healthy”
Drinking sugar laden beverages is not a health move. BUT, they taste GOOD. So can you enjoy them without the consequences ? Maybe. It is all in the timing.
Finally a way to have your coke and be “healthy”
Drinking sugar laden beverages is not a health move. BUT, they taste GOOD. So can you enjoy them without the consequences ? Maybe. It is all in the timing.
Too much fructose whatever form it’s in makes you fat
Small amounts of fructose aren’t a problem. In fact, they’re a treat, but large amounts of fructose are a metabolic CRISIS.
What happens when the fructose in your sugar treat, “gets” away
From your small intestine, because you ate too much, too quickly – your liver has to deal with it. Now, it can, but fructose is unbalanced, so it’s not easy
Rehydrate with water, it’s easier on your kidneys
Rehydrating with a cold drink, puts back the water, along with some sugar. The glucose is FUEL, but the fructose………is a challenge, for a dehydrated kidney.
A spoonful of fructose makes the fat cells full
Spoonfuls of table sugar in tea, soda containing high fructose corn syrup or a glass of fruit juice –they all contain fructose. And fructose makes you fat.
Fructose is a hangover cure for bats. And humans ?
Bats don’t have access to aspirin and silencing a thousand shrieking neighbours is not an option. So what does a bat do when it eats fermenting fruit ?
Uric acid (a fructose by product) insulin resistance
Uric acid levels, are up, when you’re insulin resistant – now this can be VERY OBVIOUS, if it brings on a gout attack, but for most, it goes unnoticed. It needs to be.
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