Forget About Fructose

Forget fructose. Go with glucose,
The Washington Post reports on a new study suggesting that fructose-sweetened drinks are more likely to encourage fatty artery deposits in overweight adults than beverages sweetened with glucose. According to the Post, study participants ate a balanced diet with 30 percent fat and 55 percent
complex carbohydrates. Thirteen of them also consumed
glucose-sweetened drinks, while 10 drank fructose-sweetened drinks.The
researchers found that 9 weeks later, 24-hour post-meal triglyceride
(blood fat) levels went up after 2 weeks of fructose-sweetened drink
but went down in those who consumed glucose-sweetened drinks. Those
who drank fructose-sweetened drinks also had a boost in fasting blood
concentrations of LDL ("bad") cholesterol, while LDL
levels were unaltered in those consuming glucose-sweetened drinks.
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