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Hungry For Change | Making Healthy Food Choices. Soft Drinks - "Worse Than Smoking" High Triglycerides | Low-Fructose Fruit List - Full of Health Inc. Triglycerides-Lowering Diet: What About Fructose? Fructose, also known as fruit sugar (levulose) is a simple sugar twice as sweet as sucrose (table sugar). Contrary to previous claims for its superiority over glucose (blood sugar), it does not play essential part in human nutrition. Although naturally present in fruits, fructose is also available in the form of crystals as a table sugar substitute. It is also sold commercially as high-fructose corn syrup which can contain up to 55 percent sucrose.

However, fructose can have some toxic effects on our health, especially on cardiovascular and digestive systems, as well as on our metabolism. Fructose, especially its excessive consumption, may increase: Excessive consumption of fructose may also cause: fatigue, especially in persons who are fructose intolerantinsulin resistance, andobesity. flatulenceintestinal cramps (abdominal pain)bloating, and altered bowel habits (diarrhea).

Fruit Sources of Fructose apricotsnectarinespeaches and cantaloupes. It's Time to End the War on Salt | Benefits of Natural Salt. Experts Discuss The Benefits of a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet. By Dr. Mercola On his website "Livin' La Vida Low Carb," Jimmy Moore examines the notion of "safe starches," a concept promoted by Paul Jaminet, PhD. in his book, Perfect Health Diet.Dr. Jaminet claims that those on low-carb diets who add "safe starches" such as white rice and potato back into their diet will usually improve their health and improve insulin sensitivity. I had a chance to listen to Dr. Jaminet at the Dallas Weston A. Price Conference and was impressed with his ability to consolidate research information.

He is a Ph.D. researcher, an astrophysicist, and his wife Shou-Ching is a Harvard biomedical scientist who does not personally treat patients.I spoke with Dr. This is a fairly radical approach that most people are not applying.Dr. "Eating starch will raise blood sugar to some extent in all living beings that do so, and that will cause some degree of harm in everybody. Do You Really Need Starches? "I saw a holistic nutritionist.

Why there's No Such Thing as a "Safe Starch"