fructose
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The team next investigated how fructose makes cancer cells more likely to spread.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
That possibility is especially notable because fructose is widely consumed in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The team also found that high amounts of dietary fructose, comparable to the levels present in sugary drinks, could encourage cancer spread even when chemotherapy had not been given.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Their analysis showed that the surviving cancer cells produced fructose and used it as a signal that encouraged neighboring cells to spread.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Yet in nature we would never find a fruit with anywhere near the amount of fructose in a soda.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing fructose
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nutrition - High School
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