While we thought we had peace of mind by replacing sugar with fructose, a new study, published in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutritionalerts us to the harmful effects of this controversial food.
This simple sugar is naturally present in fresh and dried fruits, vegetables, honey, sweet wines, agave or maple syrups, but it is its modified version, present in most processed products with sugar. added, which is questioned.
According to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, fructose is responsible for liver damage. Scientists conducted tests on signs. After six weeks on the high-fructose diet, the number of liver damage doubled compared to the normally fed group of monkeys.
Indeed, added sugars encourage the exit of bacteria from the intestines into the blood, which seriously damages the liver, explain the researchers.
Diabetes and obesity
The authors of the study emphasize the speed at which the liver is damaged, recalling that six weeks in monkeys is equivalent to three months in humans.
This new study comes in addition to others, conducted by the same team, during which a link between fructose and certain diseases such as diabetes and obesity has been established.
A future study relating to a comparison between the effects of fructose and glucose over the long term is already planned.
