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

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

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.

The global population consumes too much fructose, a sugar found in many ultra-processed foods like cookies and energy drinks.

Fructose, a sugar molecule found in processed foods, is directly linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), where fat accumulates in the liver even in the absence of alcohol consumption.