Fructose intake can lead to obesity, just like in hibernating animals, CU Researchers say

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Not surprising, and HFCS has been put into a ton of food to sweeten it.

But as long as it’s the cheaper option I don’t see companies changing it for anything else.

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Yes, my body is just preparing for hibernation…

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Oh i thought fructose was calorie free… /s

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You joke but we have been sold a pack of lies for years that carbs/sugar is good for us and fat, salt, etc us bad and causes high blood pressure, heart disease, etc. Some of us have known the truth for decades. I still get push back when I bring this up online. Too many people still believe fat kills you and that we need carbs in high doses to live.

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The truth is too much of anything is bad for us.

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This is an oversimplification and downplays just how bad carbs actually are.

It’s extremely easy to overeat/consume carbs, sugar, etc because of how your body reacts to it. On the other hand its extremely hard to overeat protein because you will be full and uncomfortable.

Do yourself a favor and stop using this nonsense argument. It makes you look like a fool and downplays just how bad sugar is for the human body.

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So sugars make you fat, gotcha.

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*refined sugars

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The article says nothing about the sugars being refined and even references animals in hibernation which clearly don’t consume refined sugars. Neither the article nor the full text from the journal even mentions the word “refined”.

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Some of us have known that for decades. I’ve been following keto as a way to eat before I even knew keto existed. The other place has a keto sub not sure if there is one here yet.

Low carb, high protein and fat to satiety is the way to eat ad be healthy long term. Diets such as keto have been shown to reverse pre-diabetics and the less extreme diabetes where your body doesn’t know how to handle the glucose anymore.

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when your body doesn’t know how to handle the glucose anymore.

Anymore is probably the key word here. And for younger beeple, I would suggest wondering why is that. Is it not possible to keep your carbohydrate metabolic pathways strong and healthy, like you keep… I don’t know, your lungs? Do you have to destroy your pancreas before you learn to eat properly?

Low carb, high protein and fat to satiety is the way to eat ad be healthy long term.

Its one way, and pretty limiting too if you consider a life without supplements. For that reason alone I am pretty certain its not the only way, as long as someone is actually healthy. How many people are actually healthy and why, is a very interesting discussion.

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