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Limiting Fructose May Boost Weight Loss

Posted on July 24, 2008

July 24, 2008 (Newswise) One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Elizabeth Parks, associate professor of clinical nutrition and lead author of a study appearing in a current issue of the Journal of Nutrition, said her team s findings suggest that the right type of carbohydrates a person eats may be just as important in weight control as the number of calories a person eats.Current health g...

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