While it is widely believed that consuming sugar, particularly fructose, can cause weight gain and harm our health, a recent study suggests that the quality of fructose in different foods may vary. In fact, good fructose not only aids in weight loss but also leads to improvements in other health indicators. How Does Fructose Contribute…

Fruits and vegetables go together like “two peas in a pod”—but are they really as similar as we’ve been told? In general, the nutrients from fruits can be quite different from those of vegetables. Their respective effects on our health can also be very different, especially when considering the varying content of fructose sugar in…

Millions of pounds are consumed annually, yet it may be more like a drug than a food and just as damaging and addictive as alcohol… Fructose, which literally means “fruit sugar,”* sounds so sweet and innocent. And indeed, when incorporated into the diet in moderate amounts in the form of fruit – always organic and…

If you’re like most people, you’re aware of the prevalence of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the food supply and the ongoing concerns about its health effects, such as its contribution to obesity. Since 1980, soft drink producers have favored HFCS over real sugar from cane or beets as a sweetener (although “Mexican Coke”…