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… (More)
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1,5-anhydrofructose1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxyfructose1-deoxy-1-fluorofructose1-deoxy-1-morpholinofructose
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HexosesSweetening Agents

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2016
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2016
Molecular mechanisms of lipotoxicity and glucotoxicity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
The exposure of hepatocytes to high concentrations of lipids and carbohydrates and the ensuing hepatocellular injury are termed… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Increased fructose consumption is associated with fibrosis severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
UNLABELLED The rising incidence of obesity and diabetes coincides with a marked increase in fructose consumption. Fructose… (More)
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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… (More)
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease.
Currently, we are experiencing an epidemic of cardiorenal disease characterized by increasing rates of obesity, hypertension, the… (More)
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2006
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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… (More)
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2004
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2004
Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity.
Obesity is a major epidemic, but its causes are still unclear. In this article, we investigate the relation between the intake of… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.
Previous studies indicate that leptin secretion is regulated by insulin-mediated glucose metabolism. Because fructose, unlike… (More)
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1993
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1993
Intermediary metabolism of fructose.
  • Peter Mayes
  • The American journal of clinical nutrition
  • 1993
Most of the metabolic effects of fructose are due to its rapid utilization by the liver and it by-passing the phosphofructokinase… (More)
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1990
Review
1990
Metabolic effects of dietary fructose.
Fructose, a naturally occurring hexose, is a component of many fruits, vegetables, and sweeteners. Because of the introduction of… (More)
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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… (More)
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