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fructose

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




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In some people, high fructose corn syrup accounts for ~8-20% of daily calorie intake.

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

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

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




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