Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Fructose risk factor for metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension

Foodconsumer

quote:

Z. Khitan and D. H. Kim, the authors of the report, from Marshall University Joan Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, WV, USA say that uric acid resulting from uncontrolled fructose metabolism is the risk factor for metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.[emphasis added]
comment:

My uric acid is high and I drink too many Cokes which have a lot of fructose.  Damn.

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