Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 It turns out that foods with fructose may be particularly bad for people who suffer fructose intolerance. The link below describes briefly the symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Tony === http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000359.htm Hereditary fructose intolerance is an autosomal recessive disease. It may be as common as 1 in 20,000 in some European countries. In fructose-intolerant people, ingestion of fructose (fruit sugar) and sucrose (cane or beet sugar, table sugar) produces complicated chemical changes that cannot be corrected because of the absence of the enzyme 1-phosphofructaldolase. Ingestion of fructose causes profound hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and progressive liver damage. The body is unable to convert its energy storage material, glycogen, into glucose. Subsequently, the blood sugar falls (hypoglycemia). In addition, blocks in the metabolic pathway of fructose processing cause a build-up of substances that damage the liver. Hereditary fructose intolerance can be relatively mild or very severe disease. In the severe form, even eliminating fructose and sucrose from the diet may not prevent progressive liver disease. ==== >>> From: " Katrina " <katnap@f...> Date: Wed Feb 9, 2005 1:22 pm Subject: Re: Fructose reduced lifespan of mice by 95% - I don't think so. > Tomatoes (without added garbage such as in commercially prepared tomato > sauce) are highly desirable for the lycopene (cooked with a bit of healthy > oil for lycopene release). I agree that there are benefits to these foods. I simply suggested that less of foods high in fructose, and more of foods low in fructose, might be beneficial to health. Katrina. >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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