Review highlights how excessive fructose intake disrupts brain energy balance, appetite regulation, and cognitive function.

The global population consumes too much fructose, a sugar found in many ultra-processed foods like cookies and energy drinks. This excessive intake can lead to type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease.

Everyone loves sweets, and added sugar is hidden in many seemingly healthy foods. But changing your habits might be easier ...

The liver breaks down dietary fructose into lipids that are used by cancer cells to boost their growth in mice. As the small intestine and liver metabolize most of the dietary fructose, the team ...

High-fructose corn syrup, on its own, isn't bad for you. However, corn syrup is added to a lot of processed food, which boosts the total calorie count. Eating too many calories from sugar is ...

Fructose intolerance means your body can't properly digest fructose, a naturally occurring sugar. Foods that contain fructose include fruits, some vegetables, wheat, and many natural sweeteners.

Among the most common (and most often demonized): high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). This liquid sweetener is ubiquitous in our food system. Consumption of HFCS increased by a whopping 1,000 percent ...

Table sugar consists of two simple sugars bonded together. These simple sugars are glucose and fructose. Honey is also made up of glucose and fructose. It is commonly believed that honey is a ...

Maybe it is time for the public to worry about what fructose may be doing to their children and themselves.

Researchers at the University of Delaware are conducting research for healthy individuals ages 18 to 45 to learn the impact of dietary salt and fructose on blood pressure and inflammation. The purpose ...

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