It's extremely easy to
consume high amounts of fructose on a daily basis, especially if most of your foods are processed in any way, or if you drink sodas or any other sweetened beverages such as ice - teas, fruit juices and sports drinks.
Not exact matches
Ultimately, those substances might play an important role in reducing the harm caused by the huge
amounts of SUGAR and
HIGH -
FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP that so many people are
consuming.
That said, I am not convinced that
high fructose corn syrup intrinsically «causes» obesity, nor do I think that
consuming 15 teaspoons
of cane sugar a day is any healthier than that same
amount of high fructose corn syrup.
In addition,
consuming high amounts of concentrated
fructose may cause health problems ranging from mineral depletion, to insulin resistance,
high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and even miscarriage in pregnant women.
In some recent studies, it was shown that it's not
high fructose corn syrup that causes obesity but just the excess
amount of sugar we
consume throughout the day.
Researchers found that rats drinking
high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) gained significantly more weight than rats drinking sugar water, even though the
amount of calories
consumed was the same.
Since all
fructose gets shuttled to your liver, and, if you eat a typical Western - style diet, you
consume high amounts of it,
fructose ends up taxing and damaging your liver in the same way alcohol and other toxins do.
First, the
amount of fructose is certainly
higher than most people
consume.
When you are eating a lot
of fruits, the
amount of fructose you are going to
consume will be
high; however, it is in the natural form.
Ultimately, those substances might play an important role in reducing the harm caused by the huge
amounts of SUGAR and
HIGH -
FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP that so many people are
consuming.