Fructose is in fruits.

And
fructose causes fatty liver
disease. So are fruits bad for
you?

Find out here

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First, some clarifications about what happens
when fructose and glucose enter your body.

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Glucose and fructose are both sugars.
But they don’t have the same effect on you.

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 Fructose

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When you eat a food containing fructose, it
goes into your liver. Then it goes through some
processes to change into fats.

I bet you don’t want the details of this process

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 Where does this fat go? You ask.

It goes into “fat stores” like

the liver itself
fat cells (adipose tissues)

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 Fun fact

Your body can use this fat when you’re not

eating. Or when you’re doing a lot of physical
activity.

Does this ring a bell?

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 Note
Your body prefers to use glucose as its
source of energy. So if there’s glucose, be
rest assured the fat is going nowhere 🫠

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How about glucose?

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When you eat food containing glucose, it goes
straight to various cells to provide them energy
to continue their work.

Like you reading this carousel right now

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When you have glucose in your blood, it makes
your body release insulin to balance your blood
sugar levels.

Balance is a basic rule of nature

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And if there’s any extra glucose, your body will
change it into what is called glycogen, and store
it.

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If all glycogen stores are full, your body changes
any remaining glucose into fat.

Hope you’re still with me. Great!

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Then if your blood glucose falls, your liver will
convert the glycogen back into glucose for your
use. You don’t have to put in any extra effort.

Isn’t your body amazing?

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Now, there’s something
you should know.

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There’s a supposed to be a control system for
these how these two sugars change into their
final forms (energy, glycogen, fat).

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Glucose has it.
But fructose doesn’t have it 👀

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So the liver can process fructose into fat once
the fructose is in there.

Absolute disregard for any regulations, including the EU’s!

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Have you heard of non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease?

Just asking...

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Now, here are some sources of fructose

Fruits
Sucrose (table sugar)
High fructose corn syrup

And others

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Does that mean you should
stop taking fruits? 🥹

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 Answer

The amount of fructose in fruits is moderate.

And it’s joined to other components like water,
vitamins, fiber, etc.

Nature is wise, my friend

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So,

Eat variety of fruits.

Eat fruits in moderation.
Eat fruits as part of a balanced diet.

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Essentially, the answer is...

NO

Don’t stop eating fruits.

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You: then how about highly processed foods?

Me: 🙃🥹🥵🙄😵🤐🫠

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 Disclaimer
This is highly simplified version of what really
happens when fructose and glucose enters your
body. It is to help you have a glimpse of what’s
going on. If you want more detailed knowledge,
kindly refer to specialized resources.

Just saying...

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 In a nutshell,

Don’t stop eating fruits. Instead,

eat variety of fruits.

eat fruits in moderation.
eat fruits as part of a balanced diet.

They’re good for you.

Unless under personal or medical circumstances.

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