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Therottentruth:Why'fruitsugar'isoneofthemostdamagingingredientsinourfoodByJOHNNAISHUPDATED:01:26GMT,4October2011
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Thehighcontentoffructoseinprocessedfruitjuicemaybethetriggerforrectalcancer
sweetener.However,thesugar,whichisfoundnaturallyinfruitbutisnowaddedtomanyprocessedfoods,mayhidearangeofdeadlysecrets.Scientistsarediscoveringthatfructoseappearstobelinkedtoseriousmodernepidemicssuchascancers,heartdisease,hypertension,kidneydamageandevendementia.Thelatestfearswereraisedlastweekbyresearchthatfoundpeoplewhoconsumelotsoffructosebydrinkingfruitjuicehaveanincreasedriskofrectalcancer.Theresearch,publishedintheJournaloftheAmericanDieteticAssociation,suggeststhatthehighcontentoffructoseinprocessedfruitjuicemaybethetrigger.Theproblem,theresearcherssay,isthatmanysubstancesfoundinfruitwhichhelpprotectagainstbowelcancersuchasfibre,vitaminCandotherantioxidantsarelostduringprocessing.
Therehavebeenotherconcernsaboutthefructosecontentoffruitjuice.Earlierthisyear,scientistsatBangorUniversitywarnedthatevenfreshlysqueezedjuicecontainsuptofiveteaspoonsoffructoseperglass,whichmayleadtoweightgainorevendiabetes.TheBritishDieteticAssociationsaysthatbecauseofthisweshoulddrinkonlyone150mlglassofjuiceaday.
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Itwarns:Althoughfruitjuiceisnatural,ithashadallthefibresqueezedoutofitandsothefructoseiseasilyabsorbedintothebloodstream.Ifonlykeepingonesconsumptionoffructosedowntosafedailylevelswerethatstraightforward.Nowadays,fructoseiscroppingupnotjustinfruitjuice,whereitoccursnaturally,butinallsortsoffoodsanddrinksfrombiscuitstoicecream.Mostconsumerswouldntknow:itcanbelistedintheingredientsunderavarietyofnames.Themostcommonnameforindustriallyproducedversionsishighfructosecornsyrup.Itisaprocessedformoffructosederivedbasicallyfromcorn.IntheUK,itisreplacingbeetandcanesugar,becauseitscheapandkeepsfoodsmoist,boostingshelflife.Itaddstexturetofoodsuchascerealbarsandbiscuits,makingthemchewy,andthickensicecreamandyoghurtdrinks.Highfructosecornsyrupisusedinfrozenproducts,too,asitreducescrystallisation.Anotherbenefitisthatitturnsbakedproductsanappetisingbrown,soyoucanoftenfinditincakes,pastriesandbreadrolls,crackersandcereals.Itseasytoseewhymanufacturersoffoodanddrinklovecornsyrupandareusingsomuchofit.Alowfat,fruitflavouredyoghurt,forinstance,canharbourtenteaspoonsofthefructosebasedsweetenerinonepot.Acanofsoftdrinkcancontainasmuchas13teaspoons.Scientistsarenowgrowingincreasinglyworriedaboutfructosesyrupshealtheffects,becausealthoughitcontainsaroundthesamenumberofcaloriesascanesugar,thebodydoesnotmetabolisefructosesyrupinthesameway.Itplacesafargreaterloadontheliver,which,inturn,promptsarangeofproblems,includingraisedlevelsoffatinthebloodstream.InAugust,aU.S.studypublishedintheJournalofClinicalEndocrinology&Metabolismfoundthatadultswhoconsumedhighfructosecornsyrupinfizzydrinksfortwoweeksas25percentoftheirdailycalorierequirementhadincreasedbloodlevelsofcholesterolandfatscalledtriglycerides,whicharelinkedtoanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Fructosemayalsocauseliverdamage,theU.S.studyfound.AsDrKimberStanhope,wholedthestudy,explains:Fructoseoverloadstheliver.Itthengetsturnedintoliverfat,whichthenincreasesblood
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Highlevelsoffructoseintakehasbeenlinkedwiththeformationofbetaamyloidplaquesinthebrain,whichareoftenseeninpeoplewithAlzheimer's
triglycerides,cholesterolandtheriskofcardiovasculardisease.Sheaddsthatfructosemayalsoincreasetheriskofdiabetesinthisway.Theextraliverfatmaycausetheincreasedinsulinresistanceweseeinpeopleconsumingfructose.Insulinresistanceislinkedtoahigherriskofdiabetes.Fructosemayalsomakeyoumorepronetoobesity.Forexample,laboratoryresearchbyPrincetonUniversitythisyearconcludedthatlongtermconsumptionofhighfructosecornsyrupresultedinabnormalincreasesinbodyfat,especiallyintheabdomen.Suchabdominalfatmayraiseyourriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.ProfessorBartHoebel,wholedthestudy,says:Somepeoplehaveclaimedthathighfructosecornsyrupisnodifferenttoothersweetenerswhenitcomestoweightgainandobesity,butourresultsmakeitclearthatthisjustisnttrue.Highbloodpressureisanotherdanger,sayresearchersatImperialCollege,London.Thestudy,publishedinthejournalHypertensionearlierthisyear,showedthatpeoplesbloodpressurerosesignificantlyforeveryextrasweeteneddrinktheyconsumedperday.DrIanBrown,oneoftheresearchers,saysfructosemayreducenitricoxidelevelsinthebloodstream.Thischemicalisvitalforkeepingbloodvesselshealthilydilated.ProfessorRichardJohnson,wholedtheUniversityofColoradostudy,wasmovedbytheseriousnessofthisresulttodeclare:Excessivefructoseintakeshouldbeconsideredanenvironmentaltoxinwithmajorhealthimplications.Perhapsevenmoreworrying,researchbyCambridgeUniversitysuggests
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fructosemaybehelpingtofuelrisinglevelsofdementia.Laboratorystudieshavelinkedhighintakesoffructosewiththeformationofbetaamyloidplaquesinthebrainsofanimals.TheseplaquesarefrequentlyseeninpeoplewithAlzheimers.IntheU.S.,concernsoverrisksofhighfructosecornsyruphaveledtoitbeingbrandedthedevilscandyevenMichelleObamahasdeclaredshedoesntwantherdaughterseatingit.Inresponse,itsmakers,theCornRefinersAssociation,aretryingtorebrandhighfructosecornsyrupascornsugar.ThisattempttocamouflagetheproducthaspromptedahighlevellegalcaseintheU.S.courtslaunchedbymakersoftraditionalcanesugarsucrosewhodontwanttobesulliedbyhighfructosecornsyrupsworseningreputation.However,Britishhealthauthoritiesseemunworriedandunwillingtoacceptresponsibility.TheFoodStandardsAgencysays:Thesyrupisnotclassedasanadditive.Itsjustthicksugar.Itsnotevenclassedasanovelfood,soitisanissueaboutnutritionratherthanfoodsafety.TheagencysaysanyfoodsafetyconcernsshouldbetheDepartmentofHealthsresponsibility.Butthelattersaystheformershouldberegulatingit.SohowcanBritishconsumerskeepaneyeontheirintakeofhighcornfructosesyrup?Theproblemisthatitslistedunderconfusinglydifferentnamesonfoodlabelsitcanbeknownasglucosefructosesyrup,isoglucoseandmaizesyrup.ThefoodmakersFoodandDrinkFederationdoesnotbelievethereareproblemswithlabelling,asitfitswithcurrentEUlegislation.Itadds:HighfructosecornsyrupisnotwidelyusedintheUK.Butaquickcheckatmylocalsupermarketshowsglucosefructosesyrupandfructoseareingredientsinmanyproductsincluding:MullerLightVanillaYoghurt,YoplaitPetitsFilous,MrKiplingAlmondSlices,BakewellSlicesandVictoriaSlices,LucozadeEnergydrink,CarteDoricecreamandMcVitiesHobNobs,GingerNutsandJaffaCakes.AsHelenBond,oftheBritishDieteticAssociation,says:Therearealotoffrighteningtrialsoutthereaboutthepotentialeffectsofhighfructosecornsyrup.Whatweneed,though,ismorescientificwork.Inthemeantime,itissurelywisetoerronthesideofcaution.
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