fructose
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Although fructose and glucose produced similar short-term effects on food intake, the mice eventually developed preferences that corresponded to the degree of AgRP neuron inhibition triggered by each sugar.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The mice showed a preference for HFCS, and the sweetener suppressed AgRP neuron activity more strongly than fructose alone.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center discovered that fructose and glucose communicate with the brain through separate gut-brain pathways.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
When researchers disrupted this pathway, fructose could no longer affect those neurons.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 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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