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fructose
fructose (D-fructose, levulose, C6H12O6) A sugar that occurs abundantly in nature as the free form; but also, with
glucose, in the form of the disaccharide sucrose.
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Dietary Fructose and Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes1-3
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...and diabetic subjects demonstrated that fructose produced a smaller postprandial rise...carbohydrates. Substitution of dietary fructose for other carbohydrates produced a 13...subjects. However, there is concern that fructose may aggravate lipemia. In 1 study...
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Fructose-induced hypertension in Wistar-Kyoto rats: interaction with moderately high dietary salt (1).(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Abstract: We investigated the effects of 4% fructose plus moderately high salt (MHS) (4% NaCl...weeks; NS+F(R) group, NS diet and fructose in water for 14 weeks, then 4 weeks fructose withdrawal; MHS+F group, NS diet and...
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Fructose sets table for weight gain without warning.
Newspaper article from: Obesity & Diabetes Week; 11/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...Oct. 16, 2008) - Eating too much fructose can induce leptin resistance, a condition...resistance can develop as a result of high fructose consumption. The study also showed for...that it is happening. The study, "Fructose-induced leptin resistance exacerbates...
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Supplemental fructose attenuates postprandial glycemia in Zucker fatty fa/fa rats
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...evaluate the effects of supplemental fructose on postprandial glycemia. After overnight...postprandially. At a dose of 0.16 g/kg body, fructose reduced (P < 0.05) the incremental...glycemic response was not affected by fructose supplementation to the first meal, and...
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FRUCTOSE 'MISSING LINK' IN OBESITY EPIDEMIC
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/1/2008; 700+ words
; ...book, "The Sugar Fix: The High-Fructose Fallout That Is Making You Fat And Sick...reviews the increasing evidence that fructose may play a role in the obesity epidemic and proposes a low-fructose diet he believes could help people lose...
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Fructose prefeeding reduces the glycemic response to a high-glycemic index, starchy food in humans
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Fructose Prefeeding Reduces the Glycemic Response...was to determine whether a small dose of fructose administered before or simultaneously...potatoes fed alone (control) or with 10 g fructose fed 60, 30 or 0 min before the potato...
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Fructose malabsorption found to cause pain, other GI symptoms.(Clinical Rounds)
Magazine article from: Pediatric News; 4/1/2006; 700+ words
; SALT LAKE CITY -- Fructose malabsorption may be a common cause...bowel disorders in children. Limiting fructose can improve symptoms of abdominal pain...avoiding foods or beverages that contained fructose or lactose or were high in fat. They...
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Fructose Ingestion: Dose-Dependent Responses in Health Research1,2
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...inferences about the metabolic effects of fructose; however, there is inadequate attention to dose dependency. Fructose is proving to have bidirectional effects...glycated hemoglobin at moderate to high fructose intake) but adverse for others (e...
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Limiting fructose may boost weight loss, UT Southwestern researcher reports.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 8/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made...carbohydrates, many of which contain high-fructose corn syrup, may help prevent weight gain, and the new data on fructose clearly support this recommendation...
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FRUCTOSE HAMPERS HORMONE THAT CONTROLS APPETITE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA STUDY FINDS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...of Florida study in rats shows that a fructose-filled diet blocks the appetite-controlling...studies have shown that overconsumption of fructose, a sugar found in everything from apples...Comparative Physiology, is the first to link fructose and leptin resistance. UF researchers...
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Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Hereditary fructose intolerance Definition Hereditary fructose intolerance is a metabolic disorder in which the small intestine cannot process fructose (fruit sugar) into a source of energy because of an...
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fructose
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fructose , levulose , or fruit sugar, simple sugar...found with glucose in nature. Glucose and fructose are formed in equal amounts when sucrose...acid; the resulting equimolar mixture of fructose and glucose, called invert sugar, is...
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D-fructose
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
D-fructose See FRUCTOSE .
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fructose syrups
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
fructose syrups See corn syrup .
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fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
fructose 1,6-bisphosphate An intermediate formed in the initial stage of glycolysis by the phosphorylation of glucose using ATP.
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