{"id":99095,"date":"2026-04-19T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=99095"},"modified":"2026-04-19T17:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:49:40","slug":"fructose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fructose\/","title":{"rendered":"Fructose"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Fructose Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study presents fructose as a significant biological driver of conditions such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and related chronic illnesses, challenging conventional understandings of dietary sugars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Fructose<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>member of a group of carbohydrates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> known as <\/span><b>simple sugars,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>monosaccharides.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the three <\/span><b>most common natural monosaccharides.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (The <\/span><b>other two are glucose and galactose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Chemical Formula: C\u2086H\u2081\u2082O\u2086<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>same as glucose <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but with a <\/span><b>different structure).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fructose is the <\/span><b>most water-soluble monosaccharide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is commonly<\/span><b> known as fruit sugar.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fructose<\/span><b> naturally occurs in fruits, vegetables,<\/b> <b>honey, sugar cane,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sugar beets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fructose is significantly <\/span><b>sweeter than glucose,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it ideal for use in beverages, desserts, and snacks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fructose and glucose combine to form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>disaccharide sucrose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which we know as <\/span><b>common sugar\/table sugar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, <\/span><b>fructose needs to be converted into glucose by the liver before it can be used by the body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike other sugars,<\/span><b> fructose does not require insulin to be absorbed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and therefore has a <\/span><b>low impact on blood glucose levels.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the <\/span><b>digestive system doesn&#8217;t absorb fructose properly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it can cause <\/span><b>stomach pain, bloating, diarrhea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and gas. This is known as<\/span><b> fructose intolerance.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outlookindia.com\/healthcare-spotlight\/fructose-identified-as-key-driver-of-metabolic-disorders-says-new-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OLI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fructose is a member of a group of carbohydrates known as simple sugars, or monosaccharides. 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