Fructose syndrome

Filed under Audio on Wednesday, December 7, 2005.

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You’ll find fructose in everything from soft drinks to ketchup. Now a UF study suggests this key component in table sugar and syrups found in many processed foods may trigger metabolic syndrome, a main precursor for type 2 diabetes. And experts say consuming much fructose may also speed you along the path to obesity.

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