Three fruits to eat with less than 5 grams of fructose per 100 grams of fruit as recommended by sugar researcher, Kimber Stanhope, PhD, are:

• strawberries


• peaches


• cantaloupe

Three fruits to avoid because they contain higher levels of fructose are:

• bananas


• apples


• mangos

Kimber Stanhope, PhD is a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, and who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article

Fructose and glucose cause the same amount of weight gain and same amount of fat gain notes Kimber Stanhope, PhD, a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article

Fructose and glucose cause the same amount of weight gain and same amount of fat gain, however, fructose increases belly fat whereas glucose increases subcutaneous fat (fat under the skin) notes Kimber Stanhope, PhD, a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article

Fructose increases fat in the blood following a meal -- increased postprandial triglycerides -- which increases LDL cholesterol, oxidized LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, and other blood readings notes Kimber Stanhope, PhD, a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article

Americans are consuming an average of 477 calories per day from added sugars which is 25% of calories with a diet of 2000 calories per day notes Kimber Stanhope, PhD, a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article

Consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks are associated with cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, insulin resistance and an increase in small dense LDL even in children notes Kimber Stanhope, PhD, a researcher from the University of California at Davis, who has done studies comparing the effects of consuming glucose vs fructose, who was interviewed on ReachMD.com. Read the entire article | Email this article