A new report, published in Nature Metabolism, is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose in ...

A Nature Metabolism study identifies fructose as a key driver of obesity and metabolic syndrome. By bypassing energy controls ...

A new report, published today in Nature Metabolism, is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose in driving disease, separate from its role as a simple source of calories.

Whether you’ve been scrolling through food content on social media in the past year or you’re someone who’s always tuned in to wellness trends, it’s likely you’ve heard about people eating certain ...

Unexplained bloating, gas, and sudden digestive discomfort may not come from junk food, but from a natural sugar commonly ...

Fructose, a common sugar found in the U.S. diet, may cause changes in the brain that trigger a person to overeat, a new brain imaging study shows. After drinking a fructose beverage, the brain doesn't ...

NEW YORK -- Although it negates the dumping of glucose directly into the bloodstream, fructose may not be an ideal sweetener for diabetics, researchers said here. Its links with hypertension, ...

Turn on the TV and there's an ad promoting it, or a different ad promoting its absence. In a grocery store, choose your Raisin Bran with - or proudly without - it. But what exactly is high-fructose ...

The soaring rates of diabetes in the United States and many other developed countries over the past three decades has been generally blamed on obesity. We're getting fatter, and that puts us at risk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. The study is the first to examine all of the gene networks affected by ...

In studies of the health effects of sugar consumption, caloric intake and obesity can obscure other mechanisms. Newly published results suggest sugar has harmful effects independent of caloric intake ...

Fructose, a form of sugar linked to obesity and diabetes, is converted in the human brain from glucose, according to a new study. The finding raises questions about fructose's effects on the brain and ...