Thursday, February 9, 2012

Fructose-sweetened drinks up metabolic syndrome risk

(Medical News Today) UPDATED 2009-04-28
U.S. researchers say that drinks sweetened with fructose increase belly fat and insulin resistance in overweight people. In a recent study, scientists randomly assigned 32 overweight men and women to drink three daily servings of a glucose or fructose-sweetened beverage for 10 weeks. After the 10 weeks, both groups had gained a similar amount of weight, but the group who had consumed fructose products showed more belly fat, as well as signs of insulin resistance. Researchers say this suggests that sugars are not all created equal--even if we cannot tell the difference by taste.  Read full story >
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