The FGF21 hormone may be a reliable predictor of altered fructose metabolism and provide the basis for a "fructose tolerance test," researchers report. Determining the body’s metabolic response to ...

Rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States and throughout the world is due to the increased consumption of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup. Both sweeteners are commonly ...

Increased consumption of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup has been linked to rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the United States and throughout the world. Both sweeteners are ...

Glucose intolerance is well known and easily assessed via a glucose tolerance test that measures blood levels of glucose after ingestion. This test is a cornerstone in diabetes diagnosis, as are ...

Routine diagnosis of fructosemia (McKusick 229600) is based on the clinical features of fructose intolerance, liver biopsy to assess aldolase B activity, and/or fructose challenge test (1). Clinical ...

One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly. Fructose is perhaps best known ...

Patients with pancreatic cancer have higher-than-normal blood levels of the refined sugar fructose, according to a recent study in the journal Pancreas, official journal of the American Pancreatic ...

Excessive dietary fructose that goes unabsorbed in the gut is linked to increased anxiety and inflammation, according to a combination of human and animal tests. Research published in Brain, Behavior, ...

Fructose is under fire. In recent years, the simple sugar has endured close scrutiny from scientists who claim that it increases the risk of obesity more than its cousin glucose does. Now, some ...

GESTATIONAL diabetes (termed "pre-diabetes" by some investigators) offers a unique opportunity to investigate the influence of an altered maternal environment on the carbohydrate metabolism of the ...