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fructose

[fruhk-tohs, frook-, frook-] / ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /




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Unlike many risk factors that patients cannot change, fructose intake can be reduced through dietary choices.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The team next investigated how fructose makes cancer cells more likely to spread.

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

It’s a blend of 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose that tastes exactly as sweet as table sugar.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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