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In reply to the discussion: This U of California video about fructose is a must see. Fructose is a liver toxin. [View all]snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)20. Thanks for the heads up. He clearly knows his stuff.
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This U of California video about fructose is a must see. Fructose is a liver toxin. [View all]
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
OP
what? a naturally-occuring sugar found in fruit & other plant foods eaten for thousands of years
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#1
Fast forward to 42:00 minutes into the video for an indepth explanation of the bio-chemistry
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#3
I know how fructose is metabolized, I have an advanced degree in the field, and it ain't a liver
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#22
it's piffle that i have an advanced degree in the field? if you say so madame mindreader.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#57
you prefer i should quote from the scholarly paper wikipedia cited & quoted for the passage I
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#62
not only fruit -- also many vegetables, honey, and other miscellaneous plant foods. liver toxin my
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#24
Imagine for a moment if virtually all processed food and all beverages contained alcohol.
KurtNYC
Nov 2012
#7
Makes sense. For tens of thousands of years of human evolution, people in non-tropical climates
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#16
Exactly. Before I got diagnosed with high uric acid I consumed a lot of fruit
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#18
fructose also found in honey and many/most vegetables. for example, carrots and corn also contain
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#25
Right, but the amount of fructose available to people compared to what we have now
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#30
and were corn, sweet potatoes, onions, and peppers also 'rare treats'? i heard that the south
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#35
Well, I was responding specifically to this post by man4allcats, about moderation:
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#37
There are plenty of cultures that consumed an all-plant diet and did just fine, and in fact,
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#40
Coke does not have 55 mg of salt; it has 55 mg of sodium. And the HFCS does not cover up the "taste"
Brickbat
Nov 2012
#9
You're seriously asking for sources that explain the difference between salt and sodium?
Brickbat
Nov 2012
#54
Why don't you start with stating your source that supports your assertion about salt?
Major Nikon
Nov 2012
#28
It's actually 45mg of sodium, but that's still a decent bit for a 12 oz can. n/t
hughee99
Nov 2012
#39
Actually, it's low for a serving size. If it were 35 mg, it would qualify for the "very low sodium
Brickbat
Nov 2012
#44
You obviously didn't watch the video. He explains why whole fruit isn't the issue.
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#15
I didn't watch the video, but I think I can guess why whole fruit isn't bad for you.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#31
don't eat vegetables either, or honey or sugar cane or stevia or any other plant food because
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#27
That is a myth. All fructose works the same in the body. Whole fruit contains managable
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#47
you're the one spreading 'myth' here. "30% of fructose is converted to fat" is BS. There's no
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#58
Interestingly, I happen to have a 12 oz can of Coke right here. It's 45mg of Sodium.
hughee99
Nov 2012
#38
Could it be the genetically modified high fructose sugar that is the problem
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#45
Here is an informative article about fructose and how the body ie the liver
snagglepuss
Nov 2012
#48
"In nearly every way, fructose is metabolized the same way as ethanol" = BULL
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#59