High fructose intake is increasingly linked to fatty liver disease, as studies show sugar overload stresses the liver more than commonly blamed junk foods.

Reducing intake of sugary soft drinks may significantly reduce dietary fructose levels. Elevated uric acid levels are associated with increased risks for hypertension, gout, and renal impairment. High ...

On April 1, CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a segment Is Sugar Toxic? It was no April Fools' Day joke. If you happened to tune in, you heard Dr. Robert H. Lustig, a pediatric physician and endocrinologist, ...

Excess fructose, especially from sugary drinks, juices, and processed foods, harms health by overloading the liver and ...

HealthDay News — Reducing intake of added fructose and other added sugars could reduce diabetes-related morbidity, results of an article published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings indicated. “Added ...

Fructose malabsorption, formerly called dietary fructose intolerance, occurs when cells on the surface of the intestines aren’t able to break down fructose efficiently. Fructose is a simple sugar, ...

Along with glucose, fructose is one of the two primary components of added sugar. Some health experts believe fructose is the worse of the two, at least when consumed in excess. Fructose is a type of ...

Nutrition experts have recognized for many years that western diets rich in fats and sugar may be behind the cause of obesity, but debate has reigned over the primary culprit - intake of too many ...