Not exact matches
The harmful
effects of Agave (and sugar
in general) actually have very little to do with the glycemic index but everything to do with the large amounts
of fructose... and Agave nectar is very high
in fructose.
About 1
in 3 people experience symptoms
of IBS have
fructose malabsorption.1 The
effect of fructose malabsorption is exaggerated
in people with IBS compared with those without IBS.1, 2 What is
fructose and -LSB-...]
Many are now literally feeling the
effects of such macronutrient skew either due to gluten sensitivity (or it could be due to another grain protein; we now realize that immunologic reactivity
in celiac disease may not be limited to wheat gluten, but can involve certain nongluten proteins, too, see Nongluten wheat proteins triggered immune response
in celiac patients),
fructose malabsorption, or some other food intolerance / sensitivity).
In the same way that soda made with cane sugar in lieu of high fructose corn syrup is not a healthful beverage, there needs to be a clear message that «slime - free» ground beef is by no means the golden standard, especially when an ever - growing body of research continues to highlight the harmful effects of red meat consumption (the latest: it «contributes substantially to premature death»
In the same way that soda made with cane sugar
in lieu of high fructose corn syrup is not a healthful beverage, there needs to be a clear message that «slime - free» ground beef is by no means the golden standard, especially when an ever - growing body of research continues to highlight the harmful effects of red meat consumption (the latest: it «contributes substantially to premature death»
in lieu
of high
fructose corn syrup is not a healthful beverage, there needs to be a clear message that «slime - free» ground beef is by no means the golden standard, especially when an ever - growing body
of research continues to highlight the harmful
effects of red meat consumption (the latest: it «contributes substantially to premature death»).
Here is what frightens me: there isn't an iota
of data on possible health
effects from long - term consumption
of high
fructose corn syrup or genetically modified foods
in general.
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center now have found that mice on a fatty diet who were given high levels
of fructose in their diet suffered much worse metabolic
effects than those given similar calories
of glucose (the other component
in table sugar).
In the wake of breakthrough documentaries like Fed Up, articles in The New York Times propounding the toxicity of sugar, Dr. Robert Lustig's impassioned viral video on the chronic toxicity of fructose, and the growing body of peer - reviewed articles pointing towards sugar's effects on our expanding waistlines and chronic diseases, I have begun to feel even more empowered to kick sugar to the cur
In the wake
of breakthrough documentaries like Fed Up, articles
in The New York Times propounding the toxicity of sugar, Dr. Robert Lustig's impassioned viral video on the chronic toxicity of fructose, and the growing body of peer - reviewed articles pointing towards sugar's effects on our expanding waistlines and chronic diseases, I have begun to feel even more empowered to kick sugar to the cur
in The New York Times propounding the toxicity
of sugar, Dr. Robert Lustig's impassioned viral video on the chronic toxicity
of fructose, and the growing body
of peer - reviewed articles pointing towards sugar's
effects on our expanding waistlines and chronic diseases, I have begun to feel even more empowered to kick sugar to the curb.
Nakamura K, Koyama M, Ishida R, Kitahara T, Nakajima T, Aoyama T. Characterization
of bioactive agents
in five types
of marketed sprouts and comparison
of their antihypertensive, antihyperlipidemic, and antidiabetic
effects in fructose - loaded SHRs.
Also worth noting: the soybean plus
fructose diet had less severe metabolic
effects compared to the soybean oil diet, but it did cause more negative
effects in the kidney and a marked increase
in prolapsed rectums, a symptom
of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which like obesity is on the rise.
Regarding your litany
of interest groups, I would specifically add those who have an interest
in minimizing the deleterious
effects of simple carbs (especially high
fructose corn syrup).
Fructose especially is harmful as Dr. Robert Lustig explains
in this lecture and the
effects of sugar on the body, especially the liver:
All sugars, regardless
of how they are labeled (i.e. white sugar, high
fructose corn syrup, cane sugar, evaporated cane sugar, and brown sugar, etc), have similar
effect on the body
in raising blood sugar levels causing the production
of insulin, leading to:
Keep
in mind that none
of this applies to whole fruit, which are extremely healthy and have plenty
of fiber that mitigates the negative
effects of fructose.
This 9 - day trial
in 43 obese children with metabolic syndrome investigated the short - term health
effects of reducing sugar and
fructose.
In previous years, our major source
of fructose came from fruits and vegetables, which also contained fiber, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and beneficial phytonutrients, mitigating any negative metabolic
effects.
Furthermore,
in vegetables and fruits, the
fructose is mixed
in with fiber, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and beneficial phytonutrients, all
of which help moderate the negative metabolic
effects.
Interesting to note that for athletes
fructose does have an especially positive
effect on replenishing glycogen stores
in the liver as the body becomes energy depleted, instead
of the
fructose becoming fat as is the case for energy replete people.
The study looked at the
effects of fructose —
in the form
of cane sugar (sucrose), high -
fructose corn syrup, and corn syrup — which is found
in the American diet
in everything from soft drinks to baby food.
Also, the phytonutrients, antioxidants, and fiber that's contained
in most whole fruits counteracts any negative
effects of fructose.
In everyone, when one eats starches it quickly turns to sugar, glucose,
fructose, galactose, etc. that will circulate and glycate the collagen that lines the arteries causing inflammation and cardiovascular disease and all
of the other adverse
effects of glycation.
This is the first study to show adverse
effects of low to moderate consumption
of fructose - glucose -, and sucrose - containing beverages over a period
of only 3 wk on LDL size and other parameters
of lipid and glucose metabolism as well as on inflammatory response
in healthy young men.
Most
of the research on adverse
effects of added sugars has focused on sucrose and HFCS, the
fructose component
of which is limited
in intestinal absorption (causing dysbiosis) and almost entirely metabolized
in the liver (causing elevated de novo lipogenesis, VLDL and uric acid).
«One study published
in Microbial Ecology
in Health and Disease looked at the dietary influence
of various carbohydrates
in vitro on the adherence
of Candida to human epithelial cells.2 The study examined the
effect of various carbohydrates including
fructose, galactose, glucose, maltose, sorbitol, and sucrose.
This peer reviewed study, «Chronic consumption
of fructose in combination with trans fatty acids but not with saturated fatty acids induces nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with fibrosis
in rats,» examined more closely the
effects of trans fatty acids (from vegetable oils derived from corn and soybeans) versus saturated fats, found
in traditional fats such as butter, coconut oil, and palm oil.
The extra 150 calories
of glucose
in B's diet will stimulate more insulin secretion, although for B this will come
in the absence
of any
fructose - induced
effects in the liver.
Nearly every cell
in your body was designed to use glucose for energy — especially your brain cells — but
fructose breaks down into a variety
of toxins that can have devastating
effects on your health.
High doses
of fructose have observable harmful
effects even
in short - term studies.
Also, the blood sugar
effects of Date sugar are purported to be low but is that because it is high
in fructose?
Eating too much
of this natural
fructose can have negative side
effects, but eating Acai berries
in moderation can ultimately help prevent or get rid
of diabetes.
Research also shows that drinking a single 24 - ounce
fructose - sweetened beverage leads to greater increases
in blood pressure over 24 hours than drinking a sucrose - sweetened beverage, 5 which again points to the detrimental
effects of fructose on your health.
A more recent study «
Effect of Fructose Overfeeding and Fish Oil Administration on Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis and Insulin Sensitivity in Healthy Men» showed much the same e
Effect of Fructose Overfeeding and Fish Oil Administration on Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis and Insulin Sensitivity
in Healthy Men» showed much the same
effecteffect.
The
fructose diet had no significant
effect on fasting plasma cholesterol, HDL - C or LDL - C
in either men or women (values for these parameters decreased over the course
of the study regardless
of diet).
Fructose metabolism is very similar to ethanol metabolism (the sugar
in alcohol), which has a multitude
of toxic
effects, including NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).
Unfortunately, one out
of every four children
in the United States consumes above the recommended 25 %
of total energy intake from sweeteners [42] and the harmful
effects of fructose have been extensively studied
in healthy, non-diabetic patients.
Research
in the metabolism
of fructose has left more questions about the difference between short - term positive
effects, and the negative
effects of chronic, long - term use
of fructose sugars [46].
Eat less sugar (especially less high -
fructose corn syrup), get enough sleep, and counteract the potentially depressing
effect of the deep winter weather by getting sun exposure and finding time and space
in your life to relax.