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Fructose

Known as: Fructose [Chemical/Ingredient], Levulose, fruit sugar 
A monosaccharide in sweet fruits and honey that is soluble in water, alcohol, or ether. It is used as a preservative and an intravenous infusion in… 
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Review
2010
Review
2010
The role of fructose in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and the metabolic syndrome
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent liver disease worldwide, and is commonly associated with the… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Increased fructose consumption is associated with fibrosis severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
The rising incidence of obesity and diabetes coincides with a marked increase in fructose consumption. Fructose consumption is… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans.
Studies in animals have documented that, compared with glucose, dietary fructose induces dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. To… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Phase Modifiers Promote Efficient Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural from Fructose
Furan derivatives obtained from renewable biomass resources have the potential to serve as substitutes for the petroleum-based… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A causal role for uric acid in fructose-induced metabolic syndrome.
The worldwide epidemic of metabolic syndrome correlates with an elevation in serum uric acid as well as a marked increase in… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Fructose, weight gain, and the insulin resistance syndrome.
This review explores whether fructose consumption might be a contributing factor to the development of obesity and the… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Intermediary metabolism of fructose.
  • P. Mayes
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 26028824
Most of the metabolic effects of fructose are due to its rapid utilization by the liver and it by-passing the phosphofructokinase… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease
Resistance to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake is present in the majority of patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Banting lecture 1988. Role of insulin resistance in human disease.
Resistance to insulin-stimulated glucose uptake is present in the majority of patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Fructose-induced insulin resistance and hypertension in rats.
To determine if hypertension could be produced in normal rats by feeding them a fructose-enriched diet, Sprague-Dawley rats were… 
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