Does sugar cause inflammation? Here, experts explain what happens to your body when you eat sugar, plus steps you can take to limit the effects.

Researchers have found there is no benefit in replacing fructose, the sugar most commonly blamed for obesity, with glucose in commercially prepared foods. Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have ...

The grocery store aisles are packed with products promising better health, cleaner eating, and natural goodness. Marketing ...

Think that all sugars are the same? They may all taste sweet to the tongue, but it turns out your body can tell the difference between glucose, fructose and sucrose, and that one of these sugars is ...

But in that category of added sugars, there’s an array of sweeteners that are often seen as more “natural” or healthier than ...

Different sugars can have different metabolic effects, regardless of whether the sugars are consumed in calorically equal amounts. For example, fructose can be more harmful than glucose, raising the ...

New evidence suggests fructose—the simple sugar present in fruit and fruit juices—may be messing with your brain and appetite in a way that actually makes you hungrier. Dr. Kathleen Page, MD, ...

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Fructose, a common sugar found in the U.S. diet, may cause changes in the brain that trigger a person to overeat, a new brain imaging study shows. After drinking a fructose beverage, the brain doesn't ...