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What would it be like to never eat another desert?

Living without sweats isnt as bad as it sounds.

Hereditary Fructose Intolerance


How the disease works My personal experiences What I can and cant eat

About the disease:


Inability to digest fructose Hereditary Side effects Nausea, vomiting, possible infant death, (raredisease.org) No fructose no symptoms

My firsthand knowledge:
Dislike for sweets (US National Library of Medicine) Not true in every Alcohol similarity

What I can eat:


Everyone's a little different (Hamilton Health Science)

No good:
Little Caesar's five dollar pizza

Ok:

Smarties

McDonalds Mcgriddle

KFC Chicken

Conclusion: Living without fructose isnt as bad as it sounds


How the disease works My firsthand knowledge What I can eat

Maybe someone you know has this rare disease.

Sources:

Hamilton Health Sciences, (2007) Your Childs Diet with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance (HFI) http://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/documents/Patient%20Education/DFI-trh.pdf NORD, (2013) Fructose Intolerance, Hereditary http://www.rarediseases.org/rare-disease-information/rare-diseases/byID/227/viewAbstract U.S. National Library of Medicine (2013), Hereditary Fructose Intolerance http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/hereditary-fructose-intolerance

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