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Food Sweetener Could Be 'Fuelling' Childhood Diabetes
Fructose may increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease independent of weight gain, according to researchers at the University of California.
Their study involved 16 volunteers who were put on a 10-week diet with high levels of fructose. At the end of the study period, the subjects had developed more fat cells around the heart, liver, and other major organs, and they also showed signs of food-processing abnormalities that have been linked to diabetes and heart disease. Another group of volunteers, individuals who had also been on a controlled diet without the fructose, did not show the same fat cell increase or abnormalities, though both groups put on the same amount of weight.
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Telegraph.co.uk (12/13/09) Willis, Amy
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