Category Archives: Fructose

Feeding Sugar to Rats: Poor Rats

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Sugar appears to have specific and detrimental effects to mammalian physiology, including humans. The effects of sugar have been extensively investigated in rats, and a number of well designed nutritional studies have shown that feeding rats sucrose or fructose can … Continue reading →

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Fructose Causes Insulin Resistance In Healthy Humans

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Fructose is a naturally occurring sugar found particularly in fruit and honey. A number of well designed studies have shown that feeding high amounts of refined crystalline fructose to animals induces insulin resistance within a few weeks. In particular, studies … Continue reading →

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The High Blood Sugar High Blood Cholesterol Link

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Many individuals with high levels of blood sugar go on to develop high levels of blood cholesterol. In particular, levels of the very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and low density lipoprotein (LDL) becomes elevated in the blood. While LDL is … Continue reading →

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Amino Acids For Liver Function

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition that can develop from overconsumption of fructose. Fructose is absorbed from the small intestine and is processed in the liver through the de novo lipogenesis pathway. The resulting fatty acids can build … Continue reading →

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Soft Drink: The Hypertension Ticking Time Bomb?

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Evidence is accumulating in the nutritional literature to show that sugar sweetened soft drinks are detrimental to the health. In particular, soft drink provide too much refined sugar (often sucrose or high fructose corn syrup) in too short a time … Continue reading →

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Two Ways To Control Insulin for Appetite Regulation

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Sucrose Vs High Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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The Triglyceride Cholesterol Link

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Forms of Fructose (To Avoid?)

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Honey, Sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup?

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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