University Review Links Fructose Sweeteners to Unusual Fat Accumulation Mechanisms Research Review Indicates Fructose May Signal Body to Store Fat A new academic review suggests fructose, a common component of sweeteners like table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, uniquely promotes the synthesis of triglycerides, the main form of stored fat. The findings, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, differentiate the metabolic effects of fructose from those of glucose. [1] The review’s authors concluded that fructose acts as a “metabolic signal that promotes fat production and storage in ways that differ fundamentally from glucose.” [1] According to the researchers, chronic excess fructose…

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