Is fructose sabotaging your weight loss efforts?

By James March 7th, 2010

There is growing evidence to suggest that diets high in fructose are a leading cause of the obesity epidemic in children and adults throughout the modern world.

Sweetened beverages and processed foods are the main sources of fructose. While fructose is found naturally in fruits, it is also added to many processed foods and beverages to sweetened the flavours.

There is a book written by Dr Johnson, chairman of medicine at the University of Colorado called ‘The Sugar Fix. The High Fructose Fallout that is making you Fat and Sick’.

Fructose is a high source of calories and fruit juices contribute is this. Therefore it is important to control the quanties consumed. As a general guideline, fructose should be kept to under 25 grams per day.
Keep in mind that one orange can have 6 grams of fructose.

It is not the natural fruits that are causing the problems. Rather it is the added fructose to processed foods and drinks that play havoc with our diets. A can of soda can have up to 40 grams of added fructose.

There is growing evidence to suggest that this high fructose diet is playing havoc with not only diets but also with our metabolism.

This effect on our metabolism is making it increasingly difficult for individuals to burn off the extra calories through exercise.

So, check the labels, avoid processed foods, cook from scratch, avoid the sugar free drinks such as diet cokes etc and begin to feel better!

James

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