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New study highlights fructose’s unique role in metabolic disease (www.news-medical.net)
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-026-01506-y

This bit from the article is what caught my attention:

Fructose is not just another calorie. It acts as a metabolic signal that promotes fat production and storage in ways that differ fundamentally from glucose.” — Richard Johnson, MD, professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz and study lead author

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[–] Drusas@piefed.social -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So fruit makes us fat now, too?

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Fruit is not the same as pure fructose.

[–] Drusas@piefed.social 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't say that it was. But fruit contains fructose.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Yep, that's right. The conclusion that fruit is unhealthy because it contains fructose would be misleading, though.

[–] newtraditionalists@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

And very good to know, thanks for waking my interest!