fructose
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Although both contain glucose and fructose, the scientists say fructose behaves differently inside the body and may play a more direct role in obesity and related health problems.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
In grueling endurance sports like cycling, and now running, athletes are gobbling down unprecedented amounts of sugary carbohydrates, both in training and competition, via fast-acting gels and bottles loaded with glucose and fructose.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
And it is one of very few to still use real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Tagatose exists naturally, but only in very small quantities compared with common sugars such as glucose, fructose, and sucrose.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
That’s when Japanese chemists discovered an enzyme that could transform glucose into the much sweeter sugar molecule called fructose.
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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