Sucrose, glucose, and fructose are three common types of sugar that are absorbed differently and have slightly different effects on the body. Whether they occur naturally in foods or are added to them ...

The role of fructose 2,6 bisphosphate in partitioning of photosynthate between sucrose and starch has been studied in spinach (Spinacia oleracea U.S. hybrid 424). Spinach leaf material was pretreated ...

Fructose, a form of sugar linked to obesity and diabetes, is converted in the human brain from glucose, according to a new Yale study. The finding raises questions about fructose’s effects on the ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers from Washington University investigated how dietary fructose indirectly promotes tumor growth through metabolic mechanisms involving the liver. The ...

In recent years, experts have focused on the use of high-fructose corn syrup in many foods and drinks. Because of consumer preferences and higher corn prices, demand for high-fructose corn syrup has ...

High-fructose corn syrup has long been portrayed as a major villain in the American diet. But a new school of thought contends that plain old table sugar or even all-natural honey can be just as ...

Along with glucose, fructose is one of the two primary components of added sugar. Some health experts believe fructose is the worse of the two, at least when consumed in excess. Fructose is a type of ...

Fructose-- a kind of sugar found in a wide variety of foods and beverages -- may encourage overeating, new research suggests. Fructose may be best known to consumers in the form of high-fructose corn ...

Researchers found that fructose can prime immune cells to overreact to bacterial toxins. In healthy adults, ...