TMC has written about Fructose before.

We recently came upon some newer studies to give you an idea about the differences in Fructose vs Glucose on the body and in the brain.

Too Much Sugar Is Bad, But Which Sugar Is Worse: Fructose Or Glucose?

In a 10-week study, Peter Havel and colleagues, at the University of California at Davis, Davis, have provided evidence that human consumption of fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages can adversely affect both sensitivity to the hormone insulin and how the body handles fats, creating medical conditions that increase susceptibility to heart attack and stroke.

This is pretty scary considering how many “Fruit Juices/Beverages” on the market are laden with Fructose as their primary “sugar/sweetener”.

Start scanning the back of Juice and Beverage cartons at your local grocery store to see how much Fructose is in “Apple Juice, Orange Juice, Children’s Fruit Drinks etc.   High Fructose Syrup is really hard to avoid.

Simply put, consuming too much fructose will definitely prevent you from getting leaner.

Here is another one:

Fructose Metabolism By The Brain Increases Food Intake And Obesity, Review Suggests

Two papers in the journal PNAS in 2007 and 2008 showed that glucose and fructose act quite differently in the brain (hypothalamus) – glucose decreasing food intake and fructose increasing food intake. Both of these sugars signal in the brain through the malonyl-CoA signaling pathway and have inverse effects on food intake.

“We feel that these findings may have particular relevance to the massive increase in the use of high fructose sweeteners (both high fructose corn syrup and table sugar) in virtually all sweetened foods, most notably soft drinks. The per capita consumption of these sweeteners in the USA is about 145 lbs/year and is probably much higher in teenagers/youth that have a high level of consumption of soft drinks. There is a large literature now that correlates, but does not prove that a culprit in the rise of teenage obesity may be fructose.”

We encourage you to read these studies in their entirety.  It’s obviously simple to summarize their findings.

• Consuming too much fructose will lead to unwanted fat gain and potentially obesity.

• Drinking sodas and other sweetened juices with “High Fructose Corn Syrup” is devastating when trying to lose body fat or maintain a healthy and lean figure.

If you are struggling in your ability to lean out, eliminate all soda’s or fruit juices from your diet for a couple of weeks and see what happens.  We think you’ll be surprised at how quickly your body fat sheds.

Stay tuned for some new and exciting changes to the TMC site.

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