A healthy body converts
dietary fructose into glycogen inside your liver, a form of fuel, and then stores it ready for use.
The small intestine converts
dietary fructose into glucose and organic acids.
Not exact matches
Dietary fructose exacerbates hepatocellular injury when incorporated
into a methionine - choline - deficient diet.
The resulting equation is simple:
fructose (found in most processed foods) and
dietary carbohydrates (sugars and grains, which break down
into sugar) lead to excess body fat, obesity and related health issues.
The resulting equation is simple:
fructose and
dietary carbohydrates (grains, which break down
into sugar) lead to obesity and related health issues.
Dietary fructose (e.g. from sugar, fruit or HFCS) makes a beeline for the liver where it is converted to glycogen, and any excess
fructose in the liver that may result is then sent
into the bloodstream as lipids.