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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 -2 points 1 week ago

So fruit makes us fat now, too?

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Fruit is not the same as pure fructose.

[-] Drusas@piefed.social -1 points 1 week ago

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

[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

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

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