Fructose and Sucrose

Posted by Bill who putters on July 13, 2009, 6:08 am

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<http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid
381015>

"Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages
increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin
sensitivity in overweight/obese humans"

Abstract and whole study at above URL.

Bill

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http://prototype.nytimes.com/gst/articleSkimmer/

Posted by enigma on July 13, 2009, 7:27 am

which is yet another good reason not to fill a baby/toddler up with
apple juice... and most "juice drinks" aimed at parents as "healthy"
are nothing but empty calories, consisting of mostly apple juice
(fructose)
lee

Posted by Frank on July 13, 2009, 12:13 pm

enigma wrote:

Did not read whole article but should apply also to sucrose, regular
table sugar, as it is a dissacharide of fructose and glucose.

Posted by gardenplanters on July 23, 2009, 5:48 am

Bill who putters;855823 Wrote:

another good reason not to fill a baby/toddler up with
apple juice... and most "juice drinks" aimed at parents as "healthy"
are nothing but empty calories.
He discovered that he
could buy the most calories per dollar in the middle aisles of the
supermarket, among the towering canyons of processed food and soft
drink.

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