Facts about Fructose

Fructose is the predominant sugar in fruit – an apple, for instance, is roughly 6% fructose, 4% sucrose and 1% glucose by weight – was considered healthy because it did not elevate blood sugar and had a low glycemic index.   Although fructose enters the...

Alcohol may increase cancer risk in women

According to a large scale British study, even low to moderate alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of several cancers. The “Million Women Study” followed nearly 1.3 million women between age 50 and 64 starting in 1997, tracked  the...