Re: The Threat of Fructose?

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve:

That certainly is interesting, and provocative.

OTOH people have been eating sucrose for centuries, and my

understanding is that in an acidic environment (and the stomach is

quite acidic) sucrose - table sugar - is 'inverted' to a combination

of glucose and fructose. So fructose ingestion is not exactly new.

Although no doubt has increased in recent years.

Anyway, perhaps this is another piece of the puzzle, if it can be

shown that fructose increases hunger in humans.

So does this represent more evidence that we should avoid the higher-

sugar-type fruits? Apples for example. Are there some fruits that

have an especially low fructose content?

One small advantage of fructose is that it is much sweeter per

calorie than glucose. So you do not need as much of it to get the

same sweetening effect. Of course sucralose is a lot better!

Rodney.

--- In , Steve Sergeant <SteveSgt@e...>

wrote:

>

> I saw this -- I haven't noticed it posted on this list before...

>

> Citation: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/uof-

usf120605.php

> >UF scientists find sugar may have a sour side

> >Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you

should be

> >Suddenly sugar isn't looking so sweet.

> >University of Florida researchers have identified one possible

> >reason for rising obesity rates, and it all starts with fructose,

> >found in fruit, honey, table sugar and other sweeteners, and in

many

> >processed foods.

>

> This is kind of a press-release-style fluffy article. Does anybody

> here know of sources of real science on the subject?

>

> It looks like a more informative article on the subject is hidden

> behind a subscription wall here:

> http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v1/n2/authors/ncpneph0019.html

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve:

That certainly is interesting, and provocative.

OTOH people have been eating sucrose for centuries, and my

understanding is that in an acidic environment (and the stomach is

quite acidic) sucrose - table sugar - is 'inverted' to a combination

of glucose and fructose. So fructose ingestion is not exactly new.

Although no doubt has increased in recent years.

Anyway, perhaps this is another piece of the puzzle, if it can be

shown that fructose increases hunger in humans.

So does this represent more evidence that we should avoid the higher-

sugar-type fruits? Apples for example. Are there some fruits that

have an especially low fructose content?

One small advantage of fructose is that it is much sweeter per

calorie than glucose. So you do not need as much of it to get the

same sweetening effect. Of course sucralose is a lot better!

Rodney.

--- In , Steve Sergeant <SteveSgt@e...>

wrote:

>

> I saw this -- I haven't noticed it posted on this list before...

>

> Citation: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-12/uof-

usf120605.php

> >UF scientists find sugar may have a sour side

> >Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you

should be

> >Suddenly sugar isn't looking so sweet.

> >University of Florida researchers have identified one possible

> >reason for rising obesity rates, and it all starts with fructose,

> >found in fruit, honey, table sugar and other sweeteners, and in

many

> >processed foods.

>

> This is kind of a press-release-style fluffy article. Does anybody

> here know of sources of real science on the subject?

>

> It looks like a more informative article on the subject is hidden

> behind a subscription wall here:

> http://www.nature.com/ncpneph/journal/v1/n2/authors/ncpneph0019.html

>