date:Feb 27, 2014
because there is no evidence of net harm, said Dr John Sievenpiper, a researcher in the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre of St Michaels Hospital.
Study method
Using data from previous research trials, Dr Sievenpiper and his team compared the effects of fructose and glucose against several health risk factors. The study found that consuming fructose may increase total cholesterol and postprandial triglycerides, a type of fat found in blood.
However, fructose did not appe