Child diabetes blamed on food sweetener – Fructose
OPS_admin | Dec 14, 2009 | Comments 0
Scientists have proved for the first time that Fructose can damage human metabolism and is fuelling the obesity crisis
Fructose syrup is increasingly being used as a substitute for more expensive types of sugar
Scientists have proved for the first time that a cheap form of sugar used in thousands of food products and soft drinks can damage human metabolism and is fuelling the obesity crisis.
Fructose, a sweetener derived from corn, can cause dangerous growths of fat cells around vital organs and is able to trigger the early stages of diabetes and heart disease.
It has increasingly been used as a substitute for more expensive types of sugar in yoghurts, cakes, salad dressing and cereals. Even some fruit drinks that sound healthy contain fructose.
Experts believe that the sweetener — which is found naturally in small quantities in fruit — could be a factor in the emergence of diabetes among children. This week, a new report is expected to claim that about one in 10 children in England will be obese by 2015.
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